Actos Lawsuit

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Actos Lawsuit Lawyer Washington, DC

If you have suffered from any of the severe side effects that taking Actos can cause such as developing bladder cancer or suffering from a heart attack, an Actos lawsuit lawyer from Washington, DC may be able to help you. Even though Actos has helped diabetes sufferers, it has caused some people much worse problems than this disease, some of which can be life-threatening or deadly. 

Actos

Actos (generic name, Pioglitazone) is a drug to help manage type 2 diabetes. Used along with a proper diet and a good exercise program, this drug helps to control high blood sugar in patients with this type of diabetes. Controlling high blood sugar can help to prevent problems that are common for diabetes patients such as, kidney damage, blindness, nerve problems, loss of limbs, and sexual dysfunction. Actos works by helping to restore a diabetes patient’s body’s response to insulin. When this is restored, it lowers the patient’s blood sugar levels. Actos can be used alone or in combination with other diabetes medications.

Actos Damages

Even though Actos has helped some people, it has unfortunately harmed others. If you are one of the unfortunate Actos patients who has suffered from a serious side effect of this medication, a Washington, DC Actos lawsuit lawyer may be able to help you get compensation for expenses that are the result of your injury as well as for your pain and suffering.

If you are in the horrific situation of grieving over the loss of a member of your family, you and their other surviving family members may be entitled to compensation for expenses related to your loved one’s injury and their death, as well as for your grief and loss. If you are grieving and overwhelmed with bills and new expenses now that your loved one is gone, letting a Washington, DC Actos lawsuit lawyer shoulder your legal burdens, may help you by giving you the time and space you need to heal and to try to adjust to life without your loved one.

If you or someone you love has suffered from a dangerous side effect of Actos, the sooner you discuss your situation with a Washington, DC Actos lawsuit lawyer, the sooner they may be able to start protecting your and your family’s rights.

Dangerous Side Effects

Actos has a few dangerous side effects that can cause people taking it to become seriously ill and/or injured. An unfortunate number of Actos victims have seriously suffered and some of them have even died as a result of these dangerous side effects that include:

• Bladder cancer
• Congestive heart failure
• Heart attack
• Liver damage

Actos Lawsuit

Actos’ manufacturer, Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., has faced serious and major lawsuits involving innocent victims of their dangerous product. Actos victims and their families may be able to hold Takeda liable for the damages, pain, and suffering they’ve caused. 

For a highly rated Actos lawsuit lawyer in Washington, DC, contact Cohen & Cohen for free to see if we can help you.