Maryland Actos Lawsuits
An MDL Panel ruled this week that any Actos lawsuits filed in federal court in Maryland will be consolidated in Louisiana.
Actos is another drug for type 2 diabetes that has helped treat the diabetes, but can get the patient into problems that they did not anticipate (Avandia has also had its share of problems). With Actos, studies have shown that people who take Actos for more than a year are 40 percent more likely to develop bladder cancer than those never exposed to Actos.
Actos does an effective job of treating diabetes. Actos improves blood sugar levels by increasing the body’s sensitivity to insulin in patients who have been diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes. Clearly, diabetes is a serious disease and the medications to treat diabetes come with - as most medications do - risk. Certainly, if you have life threatening diabetes and Actos is the only drug that works for you, maybe you take on otherwise unacceptable risks. I get that. But Actos users did not sign up for this risk of bladder cancer. There are too many patients over the years that would not have used Actos if they knew it caused bladder cancer.
Our law firm is reviewing Actos cases around the country but our focus is in Actos claims in Maryland. If you were taking Actos and have bladder cancer, you can call me at 800-553-8082 to discuss your claim. You can also get a free on-line consultation here.
