In February of last year, the FDA ordered that all medications containing Metoclopramide include a "black box" warning.  The most widely known of such medications is Reglan which is manufactured by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.  The warning was due to the possibility of Reglan causing a very serious neurological disorder known as Tardive Dyskinesia. 
Recently, our Reglan Tardive lawyers issued a press release announcing that we are now investigating claims in all states across the nation of Tardive Dyskinesia being caused by taking Reglan. 

Many times, I speak with people who are unsure of whether their injury or condition, such as Tardive Dyskinesia, was caused by taking a medication such as Reglan.  What people need to understand in these cases is that Tardive Dyskinesia is a very rare, yet very serious condition.  If you have been taken Reglan and subsequently developed Tardive Dyskinesia, I believe the chances of the two not being related is practically impossible.

History of Tardive Dyskinesia

Tardive Dyskinesia was first recognized in 1964.  It was noticed that the condition was arising in nearly 30% of psychiatric patients who were taking anti-psychotic medications.  Thus, the connection between the disease and medication became apparent.  Today, we believe that Tardive Dyskinesia continues to be a side effect and potentially caused by certain psychoactive drugs and anti-depressants such as Reglan.  The typical Reglan patient is over 55-years-old and has been taking Reglan for more than three months.  Unfortunately, Tardive Dyskinesia is a very serious illness for which there is no known cure.  The condition is very debilitating and includes the following symptoms:

• grimacing
• rapid eye blinking
• repetitive twisting movements of the body
• smacking of the lips
• sticking the tongue in and out
• swaying movements of the trunk or hips

There has been no recall of Reglan despite the Tardive Dyskinesia cases.  Thus, if the manufacturer is going to continue to sell this medication despite the potential of causing its users such a devastating illness, our Reglan Tardive Dyskinesia Side Effect Lawyers believe that the drug manufacturer should be responsible for paying for the damage its drugs may cause, including a lifetime of medical care.

If you have developed Tardive Dyskinesia after taking Reglan, you probably have many questions including whether there is any possibility that Reglan's manufacturer be held legally responsible.  Thus, please feel free to contact Schultz Myers, LLC founding partner Josh Myers at 888-956-2487.  It's always free to discuss your case.  Our attorneys are members of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocate's Forum and routinely handle catastrophic injury cases.

Recently, our Tardive Dyskinesia Lawyers have issued a new Reglan Tardive Dyskinesia Press Release.  The Federal Food and Drug Administration has issued a mandate requiring the makers of Reglan (Scharz Pharma, Inc) to include a black box warning on the labels of Reglan warning of the probability that it may cause Tardive Dyskinesia.  This is a very serious condition that is permanent and cause extreme problems.  Notably, the makers of Reglan did not voluntarily issue this warning when Reglan was first put on the market.  Thus, our Reglan Side Effect Attorneys believe that, if a large pharmaceutical company is going to market a drug that causes such a permanent condition, they should be responsible for the harm they cause. 

We are seeking to speak with anyone across the country who had developed Tardive Dyskinesia subsequent to taking to Reglan.  It is always free to talk about your situation.  You can reach our lawyers toll free at 888-956-2487.  Although headquartered in St. Louis, MO, we are not only speaking to individuals in Missouri and Illinois, but across the entire country. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING ORAL SODIUM PHOSPHATE OR FLEET'S EZ-PREP OR PHOSPHO-SODA, SEE THE VIDEO AT THE END OF THIS POST

Our oral sodium phosphate lawyers have recently begun investigation cases across the country related to the dangers of this drug.  Most sodium phosphate is routinely before colonoscopies.  Over the past several years, the US Food and Drug Administration have received an alarming number of reports and they have subsequently linked the drug to onset of acute phosphate nephropathy.  This is a very dangerous condition where calcium phosphate crystal develops in your renal tract.  This leads to kidney damage and impairment of the renal functions. 

 

Essentially the kidneys are responsible for filtering out all waste products from your blood.  Any damage to the kidneys impairs their abilities to filter out this waste and your body becomes toxic in itself.  Of course this is extremely dangerous and can lead to death.

 

On February 11, 2006, the Federal Food and Drug Administration announced their requirement that the package of these drugs had to contain a Black Box Warning.  Black Box Warnings are known for their black outline on the packaging.  This is required by the FDA for drugs which studies have shown cause serious and fatal side effects.  Because of this Black Box Warning, these drugs are no longer allowed to be sold over the counter, but must be by prescription only.  The popular brand of the over-the-counter drug was Phospho-Soda manufactured by Fleet, however this drug was discontinued after the FDA's Black Box Warning.

 

Our sodium phosphate kidney injury lawyers are investigating cases nationwide of injuries due to Oral Sodium Phosphate.

 

These types of cases fall into the category of Product Liability.  Specifically, we often look to see if the chemical and the design of the drugs themselves are defective.  Essentially this means that if the drug itself causes the injury, it is thereby defective.  This is often easy to convince a jury; however, the harder part is proving that the kidney failure itself is due to the medication.  This often involves use of numerous experts.  Often times it is common for us to spend in excess of $100,000.00 in expenses to even get the cases to trial.  In our cases, we pay all these expenses up front for our clients so we never ask you to pay anything as we go along.  More importantly, if we for some reason do not recover, we do not ask you to pay any attorney's fees nor any of the case expenses.

 

If you'd like to speak with one of our oral sodium phosphate attorneys because you believe it has injured your kidneys, please contact us at 888.956.2487 or use the contact form on this website.  Please note the law limits the amount of time you have to file suit.  The deadline is different for each state.  But more importantly, as each day passes, people's memories fade and evidence comes scarcer.  Thus, in significant and complex cases such as these, time is always of the essence.

For more information regarding Oral Sodium Phosphate Kidney Injuries and the FDA's Warning regarding Fleet Phospho-Soda, watch the falling video: