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Actos: Blowing the Whistle

The drug pioglitazone, marketed as Actos®, is prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes. Chemically related to the diabetes drug Avandia, Actos has come under fire in recent years for serious, sometimes fatal side effects....more

Latest News for Illinois Actos Cases

Actos® — or pioglitazone — is a drug designed to treat type 2 diabetes by making it easier to regulate blood sugar levels. But in August 2011, the FDA issued a warning regarding the drug, noting that it had been linked to an...more