Santa Clara County Files Suit Over Avandia Marketing
On Friday, Santa Clara County officials filed a lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline, alleging that the drugmaker falsely advertised the benefits and concealed the risks of its diabetes medication Avandia. A county official says the lawsuit is the first to be filed by a government body over Avandia. GSK officials could not be reached to comment on the suit.
- "County Files Lawsuit Against Drug Giant Over Diabetes Medication" (Noguchi, San Jose Mercury News, 2/26).