Digitek Recall Lawsuit

Digitek Side Effects & Overdose Death Lawsuits

Digoxin is used to treat conditions such as congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter (types of fast heartbeats). Digoxin helps the heart to beat more strongly and regularly. However double the prescribed amount of digoxin, the active ingredient in Digitek can cause a risk of digitalis toxicity in patients being treated for renal (kidney) failure. This Digitek overdosage can be fatal. Those Digitek users suffering from renal failure are at risk of digitalis toxicity because they cannot excrete digitalis from their bodies like healthy people.

Digitek, Bertek & UDL Digoxin Recalled by FDA

Morristown, NJ -- April 25, 2008 -- Actavis Totowa LLC, a United States manufacturing division of the international generic pharmaceutical company Actavis Group, is initiating a Class I nationwide recall of Digitek® (digoxin tablets, USP, all strengths) for oral use. The products are distributed by Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., under a "Bertek" label and by UDL Laboratories, Inc. under a "UDL" label.

The voluntary all lot recall is due to the possibility that tablets with double the appropriate thickness may have been commercially released. These tablets may contain two times the approved level of active ingredient than it appropriate.

Digitek® is used to treat heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms. The existence of double strength tablets poses a risk of digitalis toxicity in patients with renal failure. Digitalis toxicity can cause nausea, vomiting, dizziness, low blood pressure, cardiac instability and bradycardia. Death can also result from excessive Digitalis intake. FDA has received many reports of serious illnesses and injuries regarding digitalis toxicity.

Digoxin Injury & Death Lawsuit - Contact a Lawyer

If you or a loved one have been seriously injured or a loved one has died as a result of this digitalis toxicity or an overdose of Digitek, Bertek and/or UDL Digoxin, please contact immediately for a Free Digitek Lawsuit Evaluation or call us at 1-877-LAW-MEN9.

Double Thickness Digitek Tablets

Digitek (digoxin) is prescribed to treat heart failure and irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia). Tablets were sold with double the thickness as typical tablets, and it is suspected that these pills contained double the active ingredient. Pharmacies are currently contacting patients who may have received the double thickness pills. If you or a loved one received these defective Digitek pills and suffered an adverse side effect, please contact us today for a free legal consultation about your case.

Recalled Medications Include:

• Digitek
• Digoxin
• Cardoxin
• Lanoxin
• Lanoxicaps

Digitek Overdose

If you took Digitek, Cardoxin, Lanoxin or Lanoxicaps and suffered from overdose, it could be due to taking defective tablets containing twice the active ingredient as approved. Symptoms of digoxin overdose may include any of the following: nausea, vomiting, decreased appetite, diarrhea, confusion, seizures, hallucinations, light "halos" around objects, green or yellow vision, fatigue, irregular heartbeats, and abnormally fast or slow heartbeats.

Side effects cannot be anticipated. If any develop or change in intensity, inform your doctor as soon as possible. Only your doctor can determine if it is safe for you to continue taking Lanoxin.

Digitek Side effects may include:

Apathy, blurred vision, breast development in males, change in heartbeat, confusion, diarrhea, dizziness, headache, loss of appetite, lower stomach pain, nausea, psychosis, rash, vomiting, weakness, yellow vision

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