A new class of diabetes medicines is heavily advertised on TV and shows great promise in getting patients’ blood sugar levels down, but a safety announcement from the Food and Drug Administration warns that one of the drugs, Johnson & Johnson’s Invokana, doubles those patients’ chance of needing parts of their legs or feet amputated. [More]
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Diabetes Drug Invokana Must Warn Patients About Increased Risk Of Foot, Leg Amputation
By Updated: 5.19.17
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