Plavix Lawsuit and Side
Effect Information

More Plavix lawsuits may be on the horizon as further information about the dangerous side effects of this drug is revealed. Research is showing that Plavix side effects can cause death or serious injury due to stomach bleeding (often ulcers).

Plavix - Drug Overview

Plavix is the second best-selling drug in the world, made by Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis. It's supposedly an acceptable alternative to aspirin to prevent heart attacks and strokes. This so-called super aspirin in fact does the exact opposite, and actually more than doubles the risks for bleeding ulcers, heart attacks and strokes. Other Plavix side effects include severe headache, gout, pneumonia, irregular heartbeat, chest pain, sinus inflammation and abdominal pain.

Research on Plavix side effects has actually revealed that it increases the risks of bleeding in patients with peptic ulcer disease. Peptic ulcer patients are 12 times more likely to suffer from ulcers and stomach bleeding than patients who took a heartburn pill and an aspirin. This bleeding results in severe consequences (possibly death) due to blocking the formation of platelets in blood.

This drug is also known to trigger platelet and protein blood clots in certain patients - these are fatal if they reach the brain or kidneys. A Plavix lawsuit would be filed citing the development of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura as a Plavix side effect.

Plavix Problems & History of Legal Action

It seems many physicians are laboring under the delusion that Plavix combined with aspirin should do the trick to prevent heart attacks. In reality, this virtually doubles the risk of death or stroke even in those with no history of heart disease. Once again have politics and money gotten in the way of providing honest health care for Americans?

Allegations have been made stating Bristol-Myers Squibb deliberately misinformed doctors and the public about the efficacy of Plavix in order to make a profit on it. By downplaying Plavix side effects the drug eventually became the sixth top selling drug in the USA with the staggering profit of $3.8 billion dollars. Lawsuits of note against Bristol-Myers Squibb, have been and are for:

* Taxol (for cancer, using illegal tactics to keep lower priced versions of this medication off the market)
* BuSpar (anti-anxiety, using illegal tactics to keep lower priced versions of this medication off the market)
* Massachusetts civil law suit (fraudulent drug marketing & pricing. Illegally promoting anti-psychotic drug to children & elderly)
* Serzone/Anti-depressant (Medicaid fraud)
* Vanlev/Omapatrilat (failed experimental compound with serious side effect)
* Tequin/Antibiotic (serious blood sugar complications)
* Orencia/Abatacept (rheumatoid arthritis meds, patent infringement)
* Glucophage XR (patent infringement for release method)

Bristol-Myers Squibb isn't looking any better in the lawsuit department than many other drug manufacturers. Considering these companies are supposed to have our health as their number one concern, track records like this give pause for thought about who these companies really represent.

Current Status of Plavix Lawsuits

As you read this article, Plavix lawsuits are being filed around the country. Lawyers are asking for patients affected by Plavix side effects to contact their offices to have their claim assessed. Plavix is still being marketed - lawsuits already initiated haven't put much of a dent in its sales.

Most states have laws protecting those harmed by prescription drugs with serious unknown side effects. These kinds of lawsuits usually revolve around two questions:

Was the drug misrepresented by the manufacturer?

Was the product defective?

If you've suffered serious Plavix side effects and wish to file a Plavix lawsuit, contact a fully qualified litigation attorney with experience in this area. They will assess your claim and advise you how to proceed. You may be able to recover damages for pain and suffering, lost income and medical bills.




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