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The drug – a rosiglitazone-based medicine that controls blood glucose by increased the body’s sensitivity to insulin, so cells and muscles are able to use more for energy, reducing levels in the blood – was off the market in Europe and restricted in the United States for several years due to studies showing the drug raised the risk of heart disease.