Digitek Lawyers

While you were a loved one was being treated with Digitek or shortly after treatment, did you suffer any of these symptoms--or worse? If so, it's time to contact us for more information.

* Change of Pulse

* Nausea/ Dizziness

* Vision Problems

* Confusion

* Hallucinations

DigitekŪ (Digoxin) is prescribed to treat conditions such as congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter (types of fast heartbeats). Digoxin helps strengthen and regulate the heartbeat. However double the prescribed amount of digoxin (as in the recalled tablets), the active ingredient in Digitek can cause a risk of digitalis toxicity in patients. Digitek overdose can be fatal.

There was, in fact, a recent class I recall issued on all Digitek (digoxin) tablets, because of production errors resulting in medication containing twice the approved level of digoxin. Even at recommended dosages, the box label directs: Because digoxin slows sinoatrial and AV conduction, the drug commonly prolongs the PR interval. The drug may cause severe sinus bradycardia or sinoatrial block in patients with pre-existing sinus node disease and may cause advanced or complete heart block in patients with pre-existing incomplete AV block.

Digitek Tablets Recalled

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 DigitekŪ (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.

At accellerated risk are those with disorders that include restrictive cardiomyopathy, constrictive pericarditis, amyloid heart disease, and acute cor pulmonale. Patients with idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis may have worsening of the outflow obstruction due to the inotropic effects of digoxin. Additionally, patients with impaired renal function must have reduced dosages, as such patients are at high risk for toxicity, and toxic effects will last longer in such patients than in patients with normal renal function.

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If you or a loved on has suffered from taking Digitek, it is highly important you seek aggressive and experienced legal advice. The pharmaceutical litigation lawyers of Masry & Vititoe have many years of experience with dealing with the large pharmaceutical companies. You deserve monetary compensation for your injuries, and it is your duty as a consumer to hold the negligent company responsible. Please call today.

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