Actos, a medicine prescribed normally to manage Type 2 diabetes has been associated lately to the growth of risks of Actos bladder cancer. This drug belongs to the related class of drugs as Avandia which was approved by the FDA in 1999 to handle the levels of blood sugar in adults which are affected by Type 2 diabetes.

The Actos is made by Takeda Pharmaceuticals as a therapy for those with Type 2 diabetes. The drug used to be the best selling medicine for Type 2 diabetes all around the world but has come under scrutiny after many research have shown that patients taking it have higher rate of getting bladder cancer compared to patients using the other diabetic sugar control medications.

The FDA given on September 2010 a Drug Safety Community which notes that the 5 years into a 10-year study of any link between bladder cancer and also Actos, a connection had been revealed for patients who have been taking for over 24 months, with higher dose of Actos increasing bladder cancer risk even further. On April 2011, the American Diabetes Association made proven to the public a study using adverse events report that the FDA made between 2004 and as well as 2009. The study proven that data was consistent with the link between Actos and bladder cancer.

On June 2011, the agency issued a stronger and updated warning which stated that even a year of taking the supplement can raise the danger of bladder cancer by more than 40% additionally to other Actos side effects. FDA suggested as well that doctors must not prescribe the drug to patients who have history of bladder cancer.

The FDA recommended users to be alert on the signs which may show bladder cancer including blood in urine, urgent need to urinate, back or lower abdominal pain, discomfort during urination and urgent need to frequently urinate. If you have taken the drug or you know any one who has been taking it and experienced any of these symptoms, you should immediately contact your doctor. If you have been diagnosed by Actos bladder cancer, you could contact a lawyer to file Actos lawsuit and get compensated for it.