Erschienen in:
01.02.2011 | Commentary
Rosiglitazone: a European regulatory perspective
verfasst von:
E. Blind, K. Dunder, P. A. de Graeff, E. Abadie
Erschienen in:
Diabetologia
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Ausgabe 2/2011
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Excerpt
Rosiglitazone, a drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, which has been authorised for use in the EU since 11 July 2000, has attracted continuous scrutiny with regard to its cardiovascular safety profile. The European Medicines Agency (EMA)’s scientific committee, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), in its most recent comprehensive review of rosiglitazone (started 8 July 2010 and completed 22 September 2010), concluded that the benefits of rosiglitazone no longer outweigh the risks, and that the marketing authorisation of the drug in the EU should be suspended [
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