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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.
WHAT IS BLADDER CANCER?
Actos® is a pioglitazone drug used to treat type 2 diabetes. Pioglitazone is an insulin sensitizer that works by making the tissues more sensitive to the effects of insulin. Bladder Cancer is a potential side effect of Actos®.
Bladder cancer is a painful and potentially fatal disease. Depending on when the disease is diagnosed, patients may face years of invasive treatments such as: chemotherapy, radiation treatment, surgery or immunotherapy. If you file an Actos lawsuit and win, damages can be recovered for all related medical care, pain and even death.
Symptoms of bladder cancer can include:
- Abdominal pain
- Blood in the urine
- Bone pain or tenderness
- Fatigue
- Painful urination
- Urinary frequency
- Urinary urgency
- Urine leakage (incontinence)
- Weight loss
The prognosis for patients suffering from bladder cancer can vary depending on what stage the bladder cancer was when discovered. For example, a patient with initial stage bladder cancer should hopefully respond well to the treatment. In the higher (and later) stages of cancer, bladder cancer may be curable with the proper treatment and/or surgery. The cure rates for patients with state III bladder cancer the cure rate is less than 50% and those with Stage IV bladder cancer are rarely cured.
Unfortunately for patients, bladder cancer may also spread into the neighboring organs, and bladder cancer can travel through the pelvic lymph nodes and spread to the liver, lungs, and bones. By speaking with our Actos lawsuit attorneys, you and your family may get the justice and compensation you need and deserve.
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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If you are interested in claims for Actos, an Actos lawsuit, information on an Actos class action, or want to speak with anActos attorney, please call us today at 1-800-632-1404.
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