Plavix - accepting new cases
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- Created on Monday, 24 October 2011 14:24
The attorneys at Cates Law Firm are now accepting claims for the drug Plavix. Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Meyers Squibb, the manufacturers of this heart attack and stroke prevention drug, allegedly knew of serious health complications associated with taking Plavix as prescribed, yet they decided to rush the product to market anyway. Further, they allegedly falsified claims to the effectiveness of Plavix and after being warned by the FDA to cease their fraudulent advertisements, they did not. They also allegedly refused to alert the public to known safety concerns.
Quoted from a recent study, published by the New England Journal of Medicine, “…although doctors believe the combination of Plavix and aspirin should reduce the risk of a second heart attack, the combination not only does not help, but it nearly doubles the risk of death, heart attack or stroke in people with no history of heart disease. It was also found to be associated with increased risk for moderate and severe bleeding.” And from an even earlier study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, "Overall, Clopidogrel [Plavix] plus aspirin was not significantly more effective than aspirin alone in reducing the rate of myocardial infarction, stroke, or death from cardiovascular causes."
Side effects include Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) – rare disorder of the blood coagulation system, gastrointestinal bleeding – loss of blood within the gastrointestinal tract, chest and abdominal pain, and irregular heartbeat and can lead to heart attack, stroke, and even death.
According to IMS Health statistics, Plavix is marketed in nearly 110 countries, with sales of $6.6 billion (as of YE 2009). It had been the 2nd top selling drug in the world for several years as of 2007 and was still growing YOY by over 20% in 2007. U.S. sales were $3.8 billion in 2008.
Opposed to many other law firms who will simply try to make you part of a class action lawsuit, Cates Law will give your case the individual attention it needs. This is the difference between attorneys getting compensated for anothers wrongdoing and YOU getting justly compensated for being the victim of anothers wrongdoing. Our successful team of trial lawyers has decades of experience practicing complex litigation. When seeking recovery against a powerful drug company you need a team of successful and experienced lawyers on your side.
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