Digitek Lawsuit Filed

Lawsuits Filed Over Recalled Heart Medication Digitek

-InjuryBoard.com

06/19/2008- Three drug companies involved with the manufacturing and distribution of the recalled heart drug, Digitek, will soon face lawsuits stemming from alleged injuries associated with the medication. A voluntary recall was issued for Digitek on April 25 because some tablets contained twice the appropriate level of the active ingredient. Plaintiffs’ attorneys claim that the flawed medications led to serious injury and even death in some cases. Digitek is used to treat heart failure and irregular heatbeats, but an overdose of the medication can lead to cardiac arrest.

"It was supposed to treat the symptoms of congestive heart failure, and the tragic thing is that it turned around and caused congestive heart failure in some cases," said Charleston lawyer James Peterson, one of the attorneys involved in the case.

Digitek, is manufactured by New Jersey based Actavis Totowa, and is distributed by Mylan Pharmaceuticals and UDL Laboratories. A class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court in New Jersey against the three companies.

At the time of recall Actavis was aware of 11 cases of illness involving patients that took the erroneously manufactured medication, but was not aware of any deaths. A 2007 letter from the FDA to Actavis, based 2006 inspections, stated that "significant deficiencies were found in the operations of your firm's quality control unit."

Plaintiffs’ attorneys will argue that the company had been made aware of quality control issues and chose not to address them adequately, and in turn placed the lives of the consumers of their medications at risk.

If you are currently taking Digitek (digoxin) and have concerns about its safety, you should consult with your doctor regarding your treatment options. Under no circumstances should you discontinue taking any medication, including Digitek (digoxin) , without first consulting with your doctor. If you or a loved one have suffered due to DIgitek (digoxin) side effects contact the Digitek Attorneys of Ennis & Ennis, P.A. by filling out our free Digitek case evaluation form or by calling the toll-free number listed below.

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