"I really advocate for drug safety, and a lot of times the agency doesn't want to hear that there are problems." — Rosemary Johann-Liang

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Johann-Liang says, "people are continuing to be hurt." Congestive heart failure "is a very, very clear adverse reaction syndrome" with Avandia, she says, adding that she's concerned some patients might blame congestive heart failure symptoms, such as shortness of breath, on their diabetes and take even more Avandia.