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\"\"<\/a>GlaxoSmithKline Plc has settled thousands more lawsuits brought by patients alleging its Avandia diabetes drug caused heart attacks, in a move that may defuse potentially massive claims over the medicine.<\/p>\n

According to a Reuters<\/a> report, a spokeswoman for Glaxo said that consolidated cases which had been due to come to court in Philadelphia this month had been settled.<\/p>\n

This settlement follows a separate settlement<\/a> of some 700 cases last month for about $60 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GlaxoSmithKline Plc has settled thousands more lawsuits brought by patients alleging its Avandia diabetes drug caused heart attacks, in a move that may defuse potentially massive claims over the medicine.
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