On
March
21,
2000
head
of
the
FDA's
center
for
Drug
evaluation
and
Research
stated
that
the
"Continued
use
of
Rezulin"
posed
an
"unacceptable
risk
" to
diabetes
patients.
At
least
63
Rezulin
users
have
died
of
liver
failure.
The
total
number
of
deaths
is
estimated
to
be
as
many
as
ten
times
higher
than
the
reported
63
cases...If
you
feel
you
have
a
case
regarding
the
usage
of
Rezulin,
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Rezulin
Case
Evaluation.
Doctors
prescribed
Rezulin
to
diabetics
who
took
insulin
but
whose
blood
sugar
was
not
well
controlled.
It
was
designed
to
help
insulin
(either
your
own
or
injected)
work
better,
by
drawing
the
sugar
from
your
blood
into
the
cells
to
supply
energy.
Rezulin
was
approved
for
diabetics
who
used
insulin
and
took
certain
types
of
oral
antihyperglycemic
medications
or
fodiabetics.
The
patients
diabetes
could
not
be
controlled
by
diet
and
exercise
alone.
Rezulin
was
banned
in
England
in
December
1997,
following
the
death
of
an
American
who
took
the
drug.
The
drug
manufacturer,
Warner-Lambert
successfully
fought
a
ban
in
the
U.S.
for
27
months
before
the
FDA
decided
to
prohibit
sales
of
the
drug
on
March
21,
2000.
Before
the
ban,
sales
of
Rezulin
generated
Warner-Lambert
$1.8
billion
in
revenues.
At
its
peak,
the
drug
was
prescribed
488,000
times
in
January
of
1999.
63
Rezulin
users
have
reportedly
died
from
use
of
the
drug.
The
deaths
were
caused
by
liver
failure.
The
total
number
of
deaths
is
likely
to
exceed
63
by
many
times
according
to
experts.
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Rezulin
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