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A middle-aged woman sustained serious heart valve injury (i.e.
primary pulmonary hypertension) from taking a prescribed diet drug, which contains Fen/Phen. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced drug injury
firm who settled the case.
$2.5 Million Settlement
A wife and mother of two children died of a cerebral hemorrhage
after taking an over the counter diet drug. The deceased’s husband contacted our firm for help.
Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced product liability attorney who settled
the case.
$900,000 Settlement
We were co-counsel in a case involving a dietary supplement with PPA. The client suffered a stroke and had a brain bleed that required two surgeries. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced product liability attorney who settled the case.
$ 750,000 Settlement
A teenager committed suicide after taking an anti-depressant drug for several weeks. The young boy’s life was cut short just one week before his birthday. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced product liability attorney who settled the case.
$1.25 Million Settlement
Our client was the mother of a one year old child who was born with a complex cardiovascular condition. The child was diagnosed with arterial septal defect, ventricular septal defect and congestive heart failure, all conditions caused by the mother's use of an anti-depressant drug during the first trimester of her pregnancy. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced drug injury firm who settled the case.
$800,000 Settlement
When a cholesterol lowering drug was removed from the market in 2001, we were contacted by many Rhode Islanders who were injured by this medication. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced attorney in pharmaceutical litigation, who was successful in negotiating a multi-million dollar settlement for several clients.
$2 Million in total Settlements
Due to taking the an anti-psychotic drug, a number of our clients developed type-2 diabetes as a side effect. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with a pharmaceutical litigation law firm, who was successful in negotiating a multi-million dollar settlement for our clients.
$3.8 Million in total Settlements
A Connecticut man was diagnosed with Type II diabetes after using an anti-psychotic medication. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced attorney in pharmaceutical litigation, and the case was settled out of court.
$500,000 Settlement
Actos Side Effects - d’Oliveira & Associates, P.C.
The type-2 diabetes medication ACTOS has been linked to a substantially increased risk for bladder cancer. We are working with some of the leading Actos attorneys in the United States. A claim and/or Actos lawsuit can be filed on your behalf and there is no fee until you receive an award or a settlement. Contact us for a free consultation online or toll free at 1-800-992-6878.
Actos (Pioglitazone) is manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceuticals and was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1999. Other diabetes medications that includes pioglitazone are Actoplus Met, Actoplus Met XR and Duetact. Though Actos is prescribed to help treat type-2 diabetes, the use of Actos has been linked, by several studies, to a dramatic increase in the risk for bladder cancer, particularly in men.
Studies have shown that the link between Actos and bladder cancer is much greater now than was previously indicated during clinical trials. Information coming to the FDA has shown the potential for up to a 40% increased risk for Actos bladder cancer in patients taking Actos for more than one year. In response to this, the FDA has announced that it is currently looking into the situation and reviewing Actos for its bladder cancer risk.
The most well known Actos study was conducted by the French Medicines Agency and took place over 3 years. The study involved over 1 million diabetic patients, with many taking Actos and many others receiving some other form of diabetes medication. However, the study led to drastic measures. The conclusion of the Actos study was that Actos significantly increased the risk for bladder cancer, much more so than the other diabetes medication. Because of this, the French Medicines Agency announced that it would be suspending the use of Actos. Shortly, the same measures were taken in Germany.
According to the National Cancer Institute, the signs and symptoms of Bladder Cancer are:
- Feeling pain when you empty your bladder
- Finding blood in your urine (which may make the urine look rusty or darker red)
- Feeling an urgent need to empty your bladder
- Needing to strain (bear down) when you empty your bladder
- Having to empty your bladder more often than you used to
- Feeling the need to empty your bladder without results
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/bladder/page5
If you have any of the above symptoms and believe that you suffered these because of your use of Actos, you may have a valid lawsuit against the manufacturer.
PLEASE SPEAK WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE DISCONTINUING USE OF ACTOS OR ANY OTHER PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.
Contact the Law Offices of d'Oliveira & Associates, P.C.
If you believe that you or one of your loved ones have been injured by ACTOS, you may want to speak with a personal injury attorney regarding a potential claim. An injury lawyer familiar with new developments in the investigation of Actos may be able to help you make important personal and legal decisions.
Please contact the law offices of d'Oliveira & Associates, P.C. at 1-800-992-6878 or fill out a contact form for a free legal consultation.