Sunday, November 25, 2007

GSK - Avandia: Tadataka Yamada, come on down!


Two U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday they want to interview a former GlaxoSmithKline official as they probe whether a prominent diabetes doctor was pressured by the company for criticizing its drug Avandia.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, and Iowa Republican Charles Grassley are seeking information from former Glaxo research chief Tadataka Yamada, as they investigate whether the company tried to intimidate Dr. John Buse, now president of the American Diabetes Association.

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