November 5, 2015 — A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the daughter of a woman who died from heart failure after taking AstraZeneca’s diabetes drug Onglyza.
The plaintiff, Rochelle Gibson, is a resident of Chicago who filed the lawsuit on behalf of her mother, Lillie Ree Gibson. The complaint was filed in Cook County Circuit Court on October 29, Case No. 2015-L-010969.
According to the complaint, Lillie Ree Gibson was prescribed Onglyza in 2010. In June 2011, she was diagnosed with heart failure. She was hospitalized twice in 2013 and died that year on October 31.
Gibson accuses AstraZeneca of negligence for failing to adequately warn patients about the increased risk of heart problems.
Concerns have grown significantly since the “SAVOR” clinical trial found a 27% increased risk of first-ever hospitalizations for heart failure among Onglyza patients. An FDA advisory panel recommended label updates and asked for more data on an increased risk of all-cause mortality also observed in SAVOR.
Any evidence linking diabetes drugs and heart problems is concerning. People with type-2 diabetes already have a higher risk of heart problems and certain medications can potentially increase this risk even further.
Last month, AstraZeneca was denied approval for a diabetes drug combining Onglyza with Farxiga (dapagliflozin). In May, the FDA warned that Farxiga and other SGLT2 inhibitors could lead to a life-threatening side effect known as diabetic ketoacidosis.
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