Attorneys in Memphis, Tennessee To Provide free case evaluations for Reglan injuries
Reglan was originally introduced by Wyeth in 1989, and the drug company continued to market and distribute the drug through late December 2001, when Schwarz acquired the rights to Reglan. Schwarz continued to manufacture and distribute the drug until 2008, when they ceased production, leaving only generic metoclopramide versions. Since the mid-eighties metoclopramide generic has been manufactured by a number of companies.
While metoclopramide is only approved for short-term treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, like diabetic gastroparesis, gastroesphageal reflux (GERD) and delayed gastric emptying, it is often prescribed for longer periods of time given the chronic persistence of those ailments. Use of metoclopramide for more than 12 weeks has been shown to increase the risk of tardive dyskinesia and other movement disorders, and plaintiffs allege that Wyeth and Schwarz failed to adequately research their medication and attempted to minimize the risk.
Tardive dyskinesia is a neurological disorder that causes repetitive and involuntary movements of the lower face and limbs. Symptoms can include repeated grimacing, chewing, smacking of lips, rapid eye movements and impaired finger movements. There is no known effective treatment for the problems from metoclopramide, and the involuntary movements often persist even after use of the drug has stopped, contrary to what was suggested on the warning labels for Reglan and generic metoclopramide drugs.
In February 2009, the FDA required that the manufacturers of all metoclopramide-containing drugs add a “black box” warning about the risk of metoclopramide tardive dyskinesia problems. In addition, the manufacturers were required to develop a mitigation and risk evaluation strategy to help ensure that patients are made aware of the potential side effects of metoclopramide.
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