ANOTHER BIG NAME DRUG FOUND A FAILURE!
Popular heart drug no better than a placebo! And dangerous as well!
ONE of the most widely prescribed blood pressure drugs in Australia may be no
more effective at preventing death from heart disease than a placebo.
AstraZeneca, the manufacturer of atenolol, which belongs to a class of drugs
known as beta-blockers, yesterday said it was examining the results of the
study of more than 6000 patients. There were 2.8 million prescriptions
issued for atenolol in Australia in the 12 months to March 2004.
Researchers in Sweden examined the results of four studies that compared
atenolol with a placebo or no treatment, and found no reduction in deaths
from heart attack or stroke among atenolol users. They also analysed five
studies that compared the drug with other blood pressure-lowering medications,
finding the risk of death was 13 times higher for atenolol than for other
treatments. The study was published in The Lancet today.
Read ALL the stories on this topic pouring in from all over the world:
Study Faults Popular Hypertension Drug
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&;cid=97&ncid=751&e=8&u=/hsn/20041105/hl_hsn/studyfaultspopularhypertensiondrug
Efficacy of blood pressure drug questioned.
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L04372684.htm
Researchers cast doubt on worth of heart drug
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1344117,00.html
Study finds little benefit in widely prescribed Atenolol
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=15932
Heart drug's effectiveness questioned
http://iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200nationalnews/tm_objectid=14836697&;method=full&siteid=50003&headline=drug-s-effectiveness-questioned-name_page.html
British government wastes millions on drug no better than a 'placebo'
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1345131,00.html
Study finds fault with popular heart drug
http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/hibp/522165.html
Efficacy of popular drug questioned - does not save hearts or lives.
http://www.keralanext.com/news/?id=62588
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