France Suspended Prescribing Actos
On June 13, 2011, Takeda, the maker of diabetes drugs Actos (pioglitazone) and Competact (pioglitazone and metformin) announce the French regulatory authorities informed it that they intended to suspend the use of the medications in the country. The move would mean doctors could no longer prescribe the drug products to new patients. The ban on pioglitazone-containing…