FDA Warns Doctors of Counterfeit Drugs that May Injure Consumers

Plastic surgery used to be a luxury good that only the wealthy and famous could afford.  But now it is quite affordable and widely available from a variety of different sources.  While the increase of manufacturers and distributors passes along a cost benefit to consumers, sometimes there is a significant risk of injury that passes along with it.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been busy warning doctors across the United States that they could have received fake or ineffective Botox from a Canadian supplier, Canada Drugs. In their letter to Canada Drugs here, the FDA has identified Botox, Levitra, Accutane, and Viagra which could be fake or ineffective.  In response, the FDA seized $10.5 million of fake drugs and ordered the distributor to shut down over 4,000 pharmaceutical websites online that are being marketed to American buyers.  The FDA is operating under a fear that consumers may experience significant injury as a result of their exposure to fake or counterfeit drugs.

The Risk to Consumers

The FDA identified many American doctors who might have received these potentially counterfeit drugs.  Among them are prominent Beverly Hills doctors as well as other practitioners across America.  These doctors are strongly advised to discontinue use of these drugs in order to prevent consumer injury.  And consumers fearing their doctors may be using counterfeit products are encouraged to contact the FDA's Department of Criminal Investigations.

Consumers using counterfeit drugs could be at risk for injury in a number of ways. This could include:

• ineffective
• toxic ingredients
• incorrect dosage amounts
• incorrect ingredients
• allergic reactions
• unexpected side effects
• deadly side effects

Consumers are at significant risk for injury if they are prescribed counterfeit drugs.  The same is true with instances for fake plastic surgery treatments like Botox.  Consumers could experience a myriad of complications and injuries as a result of fake Botox. 

If You Have Been Injured

If you have been injured by your doctor's negligence or carelessness, you may be entitled to compensation for these injuries.  These alleged counterfeit drugs could injure you and damage your health in a number of ways, including death.  To determine whether or not you have a case, please call a skilled personal injury and product liability attorney.  

FDA Warns of Dangerous Dietary Supplement- Vows to Take Aggressive Action

There's something so insidious about some of these dietary supplement drugs. While there are many fine dietary supplements on the market, some of them are quite harmful.  For example, the dietary supplement Reumofan has been recognized by the FDA as a harmful supplement containing ingredients which could potentially cause serious harm to consumers.

With this kind of attention, the drug has reemerged under another name.  The new drug is being called "Wow."  According to the FDA, this harmful drug, once named Reumofan Plus, has simply changed its name.  Available on many sites under names such as gonepainfree.com and other generic sounding sites, this drug is now being marketed to treat a host of ailments, none of which the FDA can advocate its use to treat.

The Dangers of the Dietary Supplement Reumofan Plus

According to the FDA, Reumofan Plus has been marketed to treat a variety of ailments, including:

• arthritis
• muscle pain
• osteoporosis
• bone cancer

In truth, the FDA cites in their public warning released yesterday, that instead of a health benefit, consumers could experience the following serious injuries:

• liver damage
• serious bleeding events
• adrenal supression
• stroke, heart attack
• death

The FDA has previously warned that this drug could be very harmful to consumers and promises to take "aggressive action" in order to protect consumers.

If You Have Suffered Injury

Consumers who have taken either Wow or Reumofan Plus are encouraged to call their doctor immediately to determine whether they have injured themselves seriously.  Users are also encouraged to report any injuries to the FDA.  Any injured consumers are also encouraged to call a skilled personal injury attorney in order to potentially preserve their legal rights and obtain compensation for these injuries.

Estimated Half of Diabetes Sufferers Unaware they Have Disease

Are you living with diabetes? If you haven't been checked lately, you may be living with diabetes but blissfully unaware of the problem.  According to the International Diabetes Foundation (IDF,) half of the people with the disease are unaware that they have it.

How can people not know they have diabetes?  World wide, health care standards vary and many poor and low income families do not see a doctor and because of poor health education, may be unaware that they are symptomatic of the disease.  The IDF estimates approximately 187 million people world wide do not know they have diabetes.

Diabetes Symptoms to Look For

According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes symptoms differ depending on whether you have type 1 diabetes, the kind you're born with, or type 2 diabetes, nicknamed lifestyle diabetes.
If you suffer the following symptoms, you should seek medical treatment and testing to determine whether you have diabetes:

Type 1:

• Increased thirst
• Increased hunger
• Frequently urinating
• Unusual fatigue, irritability associated with fatigue
• Sudden weight loss

Type 2:

• type 1 diabetes symptoms
• recurring infections
• blurry vision that is not the result of a known eye condition
• slow healing cuts and bruises
• numbness or tingling in the extremities
• frequent gum, skin, or bladder infections

Alone, one or two of these symptoms could potentially be coincidental, but it behooves you to get checked out by your family physician. At the very least, a test and an exam by your doctor can set your mind at ease.  If doctors diagnose you with diabetes, you do have options.

Patients Should Be Aware that Some Diabetes Treatments are Dangerous

If your doctor tells you that you have diabetes, you should be aware that some diabetes treatments are known to be dangerous.  For example, the type 2 diabetes treatment, Actos, is known to cause bladder cancer.  In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a warning that Actos patients who took the drug for a year or longer had as much as 40% increased risk of developing bladder cancer.

Talk to your doctor about your options- lifestyle and medications available to aid you.  Be aware that in some cases, treatments of these diseases could cause other problems you never anticipated.  If your diabetes treatment injures you, please consult a skilled personal injury and product liability attorney to preserve your rights.  You could be entitled to compensation for these injuries.

Newport Hosted the 21st Annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure

This past weekend, Newport Beach hosted the 21^st annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. In the sea of pink shirts and pink ribbons, there were shining eyes full of hope.  The Race for the Cure offers the chance for everyone in society to rally around cancer victims.  With a cancer survivor on our race team, spirits were high this weekend.  Together, we beat it.

In the sea of thousands of eager racers, there were so many diverse stories.  These were stories of hope, of loss, of regret, and confusion.  The most heart breaking ones were the stories of people who didn’t know that they could get cancer from following their doctor’s directions.  Take for instance the increases in bladder cancer from patients who took Actos. 

Type 2 diabetes sufferers already have a difficult time.  Chances are patients acquired this adult onset diabetes from poor diets and lack of exercise.  Perhaps no one explained that eating a poor diet could put you at significant risk for diabetes.  But did you also know that now it can put you at risk for bladder cancer?

Thousands of type 2 diabetes patients have taken Actos, a popular diabetes medication that promised to control blood sugar levels.  And as a result, they’ve since developed bladder cancer.  The U.S. Food and DrugAdministration warns that Actos users are 40% more likely to develop cancer if they’ve taken the drug for a year or longer. 

It seems like everything can change in the blink of an eye.  And so last weekend, people ran and walked to show their support for people battling cancer.  I raced (walked really) for my sister, for my friend, and to support cancer victims everywhere.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GRANUFLO AND NATURALYTE

Fresenius Medical Care, one of the largest manufacturers of dialysis treatment products, distributed dialysis drugs GranuFlo and NaturaLyte. What they failed to tell the public was the serious health risks involved in the treatment of these products.

You could suffer high health risk

If you’ve been treated by the dialysis drug GranuFlo and NaturaLyte and have suffered injuries or complications, you may be eligible for a claim. Contact one of our dialysis injury attorneys today for a free consultation.

Get help for your injury

Have you recently been treated by the dialysis drug GranuFlo and Naturalyte? If so, you may be at risk for serious heart failure, or even death. Here are some things you need to know about the products:

• Most patients receiving GranuFlo dialysis suffered heart attacks within 48 hours
• Fresenius issued an internal memo in November 2011 warning physicians and clinics of the high risks of using GranuFlow and NaturaLyte
• Fresenius never warned the public about the dangers of the drugs
• You may have received treatment from one of Fresenius’s 1,800 clinics across the U.S.
• Clinics not owned by Fresenius were never warned about the serious health concerns
• GranuFlo was used at clinics not owned by Fresenius
• You may be eligible for an injury claim if you’ve been treated with GranuFlo or NaturaLyte
• GranuFlo and Naturalyte were issued Class 1 recalls by the FDA in 2012

Contact our dialysis injury attorneys today

Though Fresenius issued an internal memo regarding the serious risks of using its products, the company failed to warn the public. If you have been wrongfully treated with GranuFlo or NaturaLyte, you may be entitled to a claim.

Contact our dialysis injury attorneys to determine whether you are eligible for compensation today. If you or someone you loved has suffered injuries or complications after receiving dialysis treatment with GranuFlo or NaturaLyte, you must seek legal advice.

Have you suffered complications after using GranuFlo or NaturaLyte?

Breaking news: If you have been treated with dialysis drugs GranuFlo and NaturaLyte, you may be eligible for compensation.

Dialysis treatment drugs GranuFlo and NaturaLyte have just been found to cause serious side effects. It has been reported that the manufacturers of the drugs, Fresenius Medical Care, knew about these medical risks, but failed to notify the labs and medical centers of the risks. 

If you or someone you know has been treated with FMC's products, and are suffering complications, you must speak with an attorney to determine whether you can file a claim.

What is the problem with GranuFlo and NaturaLyte?

In November, FMC, a company that produced and distributed the products, released an internal memo within its company-owned medical care centers, warning patients of the heart attack risks linked to the drugs.

What the company failed to mention was that patients who took the treatments were six to eight times likely to suffer a heart attack within 48 hours of treatment.

Recently, the products were recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a Class 1 Recall. Class 1 Recalls involve treatments that impose high health risks or even death. It is the worst level of recalls the FDA classifies.

If you've suffered injuries or even slight complications, you may be eligible for a claim. Serious side effects and injuries are threatening and life-changing. You may be susceptible to suffering one of these problems:

• Low blood pressure
• Hypo tension
• Heart attack
• Myocardinal infarction 
• Heart problems
• Cardiopulmonary arrest
• Stroke

Can you file a claim?

It is difficult for an attorney to determine whether or not you can file for compensation without first speaking to you about your case. If you've suffered complications from one of these drugs, you must speak to a lawyer. 

You're not alone

Many have suffered complications from taking the drugs GranuFlo and NaturaLyte without realizing that the drugs were the cause of their problems. Thousands of others have suffered, and it's time you speak up and claim your rights. Contact an attorney to find out whether you're eligible for compensation.