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Takeda Recalls Actos, Competact in France

July 18, 2011
Takeda Pharmaceutical announced on July 11 that it has initiated a recall in France of the diabetes treatment Actos (pioglitazone) and the combination drug Competact (pioglitazone + metformin; brand name in Japan: Metact). Citing an increased risk of bladder cancer,…

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