Actos is a drug that is prescribed to patients of type 2 diabetes as it’s used for regulating the glucose levels in the blood. This drug is for the patients whose body is not able to produce adequate amount of insulin, and if it does produce insulin, then the produced insulin is not completely accepted by the body cells of the patient. This compromise in the insulin production in body leads to increased level of blood glucose levels. Actos is a highly effective drug in these conditions and is used in the United States and all across the world.
Actos Side Effects
Actos is an oral medicine that is taken sometimes in combination with other drugs, but it has many known side effects, which include sore throat, sinusitis, headache, upper respiratory tract infection, hypoglycemia, and muscle aches. However, in 2011 FDA issued a warning that this drug had the potential to cause bladder cancer, especially in the cases where it was prescribed for more than one year. There are many countries like Germany and France that have stopped the usage of this drug, because their studies have also found similar results regarding its side effects.
Actos Lawsuit
There are studies that prove the use of Actos for long periods of time increases the risk of bladder cancer in a patient by up to a whopping 40%. Other complications are also linked to this drug manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Therefore, there are many patients who have filed for compensation from the company and in several Actos lawsuit courts have decided that the company did not gave accurate information about the side effects of its medicine to the patients. This has led to many compensation packages and out of court settlements.Actos Lawsuit
If you have been prescribed Actos by your doctor and you are facing any of its side effects, then you should contact us at our website www.actosclaims.us to know more about the possibility of Actos lawsuit, in your case.
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