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The New York Times (7/5) editorialized that the recent controversy over the diabetes drug Avandia — with “two major studies” saying it “raises the risk of cardiovascular ailments” and the third yet-to-be-published study that “seemed to exonerate” the drug — should probably lead patients to ask their doctors about alternatives. The paper said that as expert advisers to the Food and Drug Administration work to deliver a more definitive judgment, it would throw its lot with the views of safety specialists, who focus solely on risks emerging after the drug is in use, rather than the opinions of those “who approved the drug as safe and effective in the first place.
If you or a loved one uses Avandia, you are encouraged to speak to your doctor immediately. Your doctor should inform you of all risks associated with any drug he or she prescribes, so that you can make fully informed health decisions.
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Mr. Zambri is a Board-Certified Civil Trial Attorney and Past-President of the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. He has been acknowledged by Washingtonian magazine as a “Big Gun” and among the “top 1%” of all of the more than 80,000 lawyers in the Washington metropolitan area. The magazine also acknowledged him as “one of Washington’s best–most honest and effective lawyers” who specializes in medical malpractice matters, product liability claims, and serious automobile accident claims. Mr. Zambri has also been repeatedly named a “Super Lawyer” by Law and Politics magazine (2010)–a national publication that honors the top lawyers in America.
Mr. Zambri is regularly asked to present seminars to lawyers and doctors, as well as both medical and law students concerning medication errors, medical malpractice litigation, and safety improvements.
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