Source: American Chronicle
The term 'annus horribilis' for those of you who are not familiar, means a horrible year.
GlaxoSmithKline the drug giants, have spent the last few days trying to stay off the bottom of the FTSE 100, especially after the UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said that it's diabetes treatment Avandia should be pulled from sale, over concerns that it can lead to heart attacks in some patients. This came at a particularly difficult time for GlaxoSmithKline and was yet another nail in their coffin, as Pandemrix, their vaccine for the swine flu, is currently also under the magnifying glass, having been suspended by Finland, Sweden, Poland and Nepal, due to a growing number of reports of adverse reactions.
Of course these were not the only problems that GSK have encountered this year. Not so long ago the Rotarix vaccine was suspended by the USA, Switzerland and Jordan because it was found to contain pig virus. Although cleared of causing potential harm this could now upset some Muslim activist groups as they cannot have vaccines that contain pork substances.
Fluarix was another GSK vaccine to have caused difficulties this year and was banned by Australia altogether, after the vaccine was found to be causing children to suffer vomiting, fevers and seizures. The side effects affected some children so adversely that it left one poor child in a coma, causing Australia to take the unusual step of actually banning the vaccine.
Then we come to the Cervarix vaccine, this is the HPV vaccine, studying the UK reporting system for adverse reaction reports on MHRA website - April 23rd 2010 Suspected Adverse Reaction Analysis CERVARIX Human papillomavirus … These are also not looking too healthy.
Glaxo Smith Kline need to seriously clean up their act if they want the public to trust their drugs and vaccines. It was not too long ago that the truth about Seroxat/Paxil, another GSK drug with dirty secrets, emerged.
Is it any wonder the public are refusing vaccines and are reluctant to take medications and are turning instead to alternative health remedies?
Vaccine Suspensions and Drug Disasters has Made 2010 a Annus Horribilus Year for Glaxo Smith Kline
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wicked blu
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
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