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If you took Actos® (pioglitazone) for a year or longer and have been diagnosed with bladder cancer, call the Actos bladder cancer lawyers with our firm at 1-800-632-1404. Our firm is currently reviewing cases involving persons who took Actos® for control of blood sugar.
CONSOLIDATION IN CALIFORNIA
One of the alleged side effects of Actos is bladder cancer. Our team of Actos attorneys is investigating cases to be filed. If you have taken Actos and been diagnosed with bladder cancer, please contact us immediately.
Our team of Actos attorneys wants to point out for the public’s knowledge that Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carl J. West was appointed by the California Judicial Counsel to be the Coordination Motion Judge during pretrial proceedings in all product liability complaints involving Actos and bladder cancer. This means that all Actos bladder cancer lawsuits filed in California state court, will be consolidated and coordinated during pretrial proceedings.
As our team of Actos injury attorneys have advised in the past on this website, this means that injured persons will be able to shorten the time in all likelihood the recovery of monies they are owed for the alleged side effects and damages they have sustained.
Takeda Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of Actos, has indicated it intends to file a motion to transfer all of the California state court lawsuits over Actos to the federal MDL. It is expected that such a motion will be strongly fought by the Plaintiffs.
BACKGROUND
Since 1999, Actos® has been prescribed as part of an overall treatment regimen for controlling blood sugar in diabetic patients. In recent years it has also been prescribed as a diabetes preventative in those who show the early signs of the disease. In September 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began a safety review of Actos® when new data was discovered that suggested a link to increased risk of bladder cancer.
The risk of bladder cancer is MUCH HIGHER for those that take the drug at higher cumulative doses and for longer periods of time. This increased risk is also greater in men than in women. The FDA has issued a warning of the elevated risk to patients who have been taking Actos®, but added that patients should not stop taking Actos® unless instructed to do so by their physicians. The active ingredient in Actos® is also contained in other drugs, namely Actoplus Met®, Actoplus Met XR®, and Duetact®.
Although Actos® continues to remain on the shelves of drug stores in the United States, the drug is under a long-term observational study by the FDA. France suspended the drug and Germany recommended not to start new patients on the drug due to mounting concerns for their citizens.
RISK OF BLADDER CANCER
In June of this year the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning about the popular diabetes drug Actos(pioglitazone). The FDA had found that the use of pioglitazone for more than a year may be linked to an increased risk of bladder cancer.
SYMPTOMS OF BLADDER CANCER
Common symptoms of Actos®-related bladder cancer may include:
- ■Blood in urine, sometimes creating a change in urine color
- ■Frequent urination
- ■Painful urination
- ■Urinary tract infection
If you or a loved one developed bladder cancer during or after taking Actos®, Actoplus Met®, Actoplus Met XR®, or Duetact®, call us now at 1-800-632-1404 or SUBMIT A SHORT CASE FORM HERE for a free, no obligation, evaluation of your case.
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