Digitek Recall Lawyers
Digitek cases are latest drug injuries are lawyers are investigating. Digitek, a medication for patients with certain heart conditions, was recalled last month because an unknown quality of medication was incorrectly labeled and sold containing twice the recommended dosage. An overdose of Digitek can cause digitalis toxicity, a potentially fatal condition that can also cause excessively low blood pressure, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, cardiac instability, bradycardia, irregular heartbeats, excessively slow or fast heartbeats, hallucinations, confusion, and seizures. Less severe symptoms include decreased appetite and fatigue. Obviously, patients on Digitek with these symptoms or other concerns should contact their doctor immediately.
Digitek is manufactured by Icelandic generic drug-maker ActavisTotowa and distributed in the United States by Mylan Pharmaceuticals under the label "Bertek” and by UDL Laboratories under the label "UDL."
Specifically, Digitekis is prescribed for heart patients with mild to moderate heart failure and patients prone to atrial fibrillation (accelerated heart rate). Digitek has a good history of helping patients by strengthening the contraction of the heart muscle which slows down a patient’s heart rate.
What Is the Problem with Digitek?According to Actavis Totowa, Digitek tablets with double the appropriate thickness may have been commercially released. “These tablets may contain twice the approved level of active ingredient” than is appropriate, states an Actavis Totowa news release posted on the FDA's web site. In other words, people are taking Digitek labeled, for example, as 0.25 mg. when in fact the pill contained 0.50 mg.
Beyond this, there is little information available to the extent and scope of the problem. We do not know how many Digitek lots or batches contain the incorrect dosage of Digitek. From the response that our lawyers and other law firms we work with are experiencing from clients reporting problems with Digitek, we expect that it is a significant number of lots that have been released, but the full extent and scope of the Digitek problem is a mystery.
We do know this is not the first problem with Digitek. The FDA issued a warning letter back in August 2006 for failing to provide safety reports at a Digitek manufacturing plant in New Jersey. Digitek is not the only prescription drug to have a double overdose problem. In June, 2008, ETHEX issued a recall this weekend of its morphine sulfate pills after it was discovered that what was most likely a manufacturing error (our lawyers' view) caused some morphine sulfate pils to have twice their safe dosage - the exact same problem with have with Digitek. Who is in charge of quality control at these companies is anyone guess.
Our Digitek recall lawyers are now investigating the Digitek recall with an eye towards a class action lawsuit. If you or someone you love has been injured or killed as the result of an overdose of Digitek, contact one of or Digitek lawyers at 800-553-6000 or click here for a free consultation.
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