Hydroxycut Recall

Our office is investigating claims of people who may have been hurt by Hydroxycut.

Call us today at 888-420-2882, or email us using the form on our homepage.

The Recall:

The FDA is warning consumers to immediately stop using Hydroxycut products by Iovate Health Sciences Inc., of Oakville, Ontario and distributed by Iovate Health Sciences USA Inc. of Blasdell, N.Y. Some Hydroxycut products are associated with a number of serious liver injuries. Iovate has agreed to recall Hydroxycut products from the market.

The FDA has received 23 reports of serious health problems ranging from jaundice and elevated liver enzymes, an indicator of potential liver injury, to liver damage requiring a liver transplant. One death due to liver failure has been reported to the FDA. Other health problems reported include seizures; cardiovascular disorders; and rhabdomyolysis, a type of muscle damage that can lead to other serious health problems such as kidney failure.

Liver injury, although rare, was reported by patients at the doses of Hydroxycut recommended on the bottle. Symptoms of liver injury include jaundice (yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes) and brown urine. Other symptoms include nausea, vomiting, light-colored stools, excessive fatigue, weakness, stomach or abdominal pain, itching, and loss of appetite. READ MORE

Reglan (r)

Our office is investigating injuries associated with Reglan, and if you have questions, please know that we are Florida, Alabama, and Georgia licensed.

If you were potentially seriously injured by Reglan®, or have a loved one who was injured or even died from taking Reglan®, please contact us immediately for a FREE potential case evaluation.

• Tardive Dyskinesia
• Death
• Coma
• Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

Death, Coma, and Kidney disease have allegedly been attributed to Reglan®.

What is Reglan?
Reglan is used for the short-term treatment of heartburn in patients who have already tried other medications but had no relief of symptoms. The way that Reglan works is that it increases the muscle contractions in the upper digestive tract, which in turn speeds up the rate at which the stomach empties into the intestines. People that suffer from diabetes sometimes suffer from a slow gastric emptying, which can cause nausea, vomiting, heartburn, loss of appetite, and a feeling of fullness after meals, so they take Reglan as well

In February of 2009, the FDA issued a warning about Reglan:

“Agency warns against chronic use of these products to treat gastrointestinal disorders”

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that manufacturers of metoclopramide, a drug used to treat gastrointestinal disorders, must add a boxed warning to their drug labels about the risk of its long-term or high-dose use. Chronic use of metoclopramide has been linked to tardive dyskinesia, which may include involuntary and repetitive movements of the body, even after the drugs are no longer taken.

Manufacturers will be required to implement a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy, or REMS, to ensure patients are provided with a medication guide that discusses this risk. READ MORE

Zofloft

You may be entitled to compensation from your potential Zoloft or other antidepressant lawsuit. Antidepressant drugs like Zoloft, Paxil, Celexa, Effexor, Lexapro, Pristiq and Prozac may increase the risk of cardiac birth defects. Mothers who have taken antidepressant drugs during pregnancy have reported devastating medical problems and experts have linked the chemicals in these drugs to serious birth defects such as:

• Cardiac defects
• Congenital heart defects
• PPHN
• Neural tube defects
• Craniosynostosis
• Abdominal wall defects
• Club foot
• Cleft lip and cleft palate
• Infant omphalocele

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