More Deaths from Byetta

Eli Lilly & Co. and Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced Tuesday that four additional patients taking the drug Byetta have died of a pancreatic illness . News of the deaths may prompt regulators to force the pharmaceutical companies to add more stringent warnings to the diabetes drug. The Food and Drug Administration announced last week that two other patients taking Byetta had died of pancreatitis. Tom Randall and Shannon Pettypiece, Bloomberg 08/27/2008
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