Is Death An Acceptable Side Effect ?

News just in. Astra Zenica diabetes drug Onglyza ( Saxagliptin ) may be associated with increased chances of death due to drug failure. Sales of $820million last year, this is potentially widespread. Link here:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/10/astrazeneca-onglyza-fda-idUSL2N0X70PU20150410

Never forget, death can be fatal.

I'll stick to this sort of grub, no known side effects.




Full details from our food blog here http://www.lowcarbdietsandrecipes.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/chicken-curry-with-cauliflower-rice.html

Given the many other T2 drugs including Actos and Avandia that have been shown to have serious side effects I'm not at all surprised by this latest report. 

Check out the NHS overview of Onglyza [url=http://www.nhs.uk/medicine-guides/pages/MedicineOverview.aspx?condition=Diabetes&medicine=Onglyza&preparationOnglyza 5mg tablets]http://www.nhs.uk/medicine-guides/[/url] 

They won't recommend a LC diet because there are no long term studies and yet their happy to give the go ahead to drugs that have long list of possible side effects and drug interactions.

Hi Graham!

Just when you think it can't get any worse...It does!!

I see SGLT-2s such as Forxiga are being praised on a few threads on the flog-I have to ask myself...Are those spuds,crusty white,hob nobs really worth taking a drug that reduces BG levels through a process of excretion of glucose molecules via the kidneys and urine?? All some folks seem to be worried about is the increased risk of thrush! I guess the HCP's who prescribe this omit to tell patients about the fact that excreting glucose molecules over a long period of time is a big cause of CKD!