Central Florida Pharmaceutical Litigation Attorneys Discuss Recall of Digitek
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/rueziffra.com/Allan Ziffra-Pharmaceutical Litigation Attorney/ 04/24/2009 In April of 2008, the pharmaceutical company Actavis Totowa issued a nationwide recall of all lots of Digitek distributed by Mylan Pharmaceuticals due to the risk that these pills may contain a hazardous double-dose of the active ingredient digoxin. The Digitek recall was Class I in nature, meaning that the drug in question has the potential to cause death or serious health complications. The specific defect in the recalled lots of Digitek was that the tablets were manufactured at twice their intended size. Accordingly, these tablets contained double the approved level of digoxin which has led to dangerous overdoses in many consumers. Digitek is designed to treat congestive heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms. However, when patients consume more than the prescribed amount of this drug, a condition known as digitalis toxicity can occur. This form of toxicity can be caused by consuming the recalled double-strength Digitek tablets. Symptoms of digitalis toxicity include:
/rueziffra.com/Allan Ziffra-Pharmaceutical Litigation Attorney/ 04/24/2009 In April of 2008, the pharmaceutical company Actavis Totowa issued a nationwide recall of all lots of Digitek distributed by Mylan Pharmaceuticals due to the risk that these pills may contain a hazardous double-dose of the active ingredient digoxin. The Digitek recall was Class I in nature, meaning that the drug in question has the potential to cause death or serious health complications. The specific defect in the recalled lots of Digitek was that the tablets were manufactured at twice their intended size. Accordingly, these tablets contained double the approved level of digoxin which has led to dangerous overdoses in many consumers. Digitek is designed to treat congestive heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms. However, when patients consume more than the prescribed amount of this drug, a condition known as digitalis toxicity can occur. This form of toxicity can be caused by consuming the recalled double-strength Digitek tablets. Symptoms of digitalis toxicity include:
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Abnormally low blood pressure
- Cardiac instability & heart palpitations
- Cold sweats
- Dizziness
- Irregular pulse/slow heart rate (bradycardia)
- Trouble breathing, particularly when lying down
- Loss of appetite
- Loss of consciousness
- Decreased urination
- Visual changes in color perception, particularly yellow & green-like distortions
- Death
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