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Dilantin Lawsuit Triggers Class Action from Long Term Side Effects

Product liability lawyers are actively instigating the potential Dilantin lawsuit and study class action proceedings against Pfizer, the drugmaker that produces the controversial medicine.<br>

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Dilantin Lawsuit Triggers Class Action from Long Term Side Effects

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  1. CLAIMSMATCHLAWSUITS & SETTLEMENTS CLAIMSMATCH M I L L IO N SI NU N CL A I ME DA W A R D S A W A I TVA L I DCL A I M S

  2. DilantinLawsuitTriggersClassActionfromLongTermSide Effects Add a subheading

  3. DILANTIN PhenytoinorDilantinSide Effects Dilantin (alsoknownasPhenytoin) isan anticonvulsantmedicineappliedtotreat patientssufferingfrom epilepsy or seizures. Yet, scientistsandclassactionattorneyshave informedthepublicthatlong-termPhenytoin usemayleadto birthdefects andmay cause seriousmedicalcomplications that can permanentlyalteraperson’smovement, speech, andcoordination. ExcessiveDilantintreatmentscanfurther producedebilitatingpain, scarring, blindness, organfailureandsometimesdeath..

  4. OTHER SYS AND TEN SYMPTOMS FROM PHENYTOIN REACTIVITY MAY INCLUDE 1. Hives, boilsorredspots aroundthemouth. Blistersinsidethenose Swellingoftheeyelids Flu-relatedsymptoms Widespreadskinpain Facialortongue swelling 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. DilantinSJSmayfurthercause blindnessifscartissueformsbehind theeyelidsandpullsonthevictim’s cornea.

  5. PhenytoinToxicityInTheNews ProductsliabilityauthoritieshavealsostudiedDilantin toxicityattachmentstoamoreseveremedical conditioncalledcerebellaratrophy. In2008, TheJournalofClinicalPharmacyand Therapeuticspublishedresearchthatdocumented caseslinkingDilantintorearbraindysfunctionsand cerebellarlesions.

  6. SomeNotableDilantin LawsuitsAndSettlements Include: PfizerPhenytoinClassAction Settlements TheFDAapprovedPhenytoinin1953forseizure treatment; butitwasonlywhenhealthcare professionalsmadetheir2008SYS-Dilantin toxicitystudypublicthatthe TheAgencycompelledPfizertopublishnew warningsaboutthedrug’spotentialadverse toxicitylinkstoSYSandTEN. April1998–AMassachusettscitizensued PfizerafterPhenytointoxicitycausedTENto forminoverninetypercentofherbodyand inducedblindness; thecourtsawardedthis plaintiff $140millionin damages. November2010–Pfizersettlesa $4million lawsuitwiththeestateofanSJSvictimwho diedlessthanonemonthaftertaking Phenytoin. January2010, anSJSpatientinOhiowona comparable $10millionjuryawardfor cerebellarshrinkagecomplications. Thereareover120DilantinSJSindividual andclassactionlawsuitsfiledandpending. Thedrugmakercompiledbyonlyadding “data suggeststhatindividualsofAsianancestrywho carrythegenealleleHLA-B*1602mayfacea substantiallyincreasedriskoftheDilantinskin problems” toitswarninglabels.

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