Canagliflozin is sold under the brand name of Invokana and is a commonly used medication for type 2 diabetes.
This popular diabetic drug has been named for causing some life threatening complications. According to the
invokana lawsuit update, victims of the drug mainly claim for the injuries they suffered such as severe as foot and leg amputations, kidney damage, and/or ketoacidosis.
Ketoacidosis is a condition where the body gets too much ketones and causes the bloodstream to become in nature. The condition is severe and calls for immediate medical attention. Frequent urination (polyuria), slow and deep breathing, sense of unconsciousness, poor appetites, confusing thoughts are some of the common symptoms of Ketoacidosis. Invokana can also trigger the potassium level in the bloodstream causing a condition medically termed as hyperkalemia.
The victims in the lawsuit can demand for expenses of the medication and more.
The attorneys of the medical products argue that:
- Invokana is an unreasonably dangerous drug
- Johnson & Johnson was careless in the manufacturing of the drug, thus causing major health risks
- The company failed to do appropriate clinical research and study of the medication
- They did not inform either the physicians or the patients about the various possible side effects of the drug
- Johnson & Johnson masked the evidence of the injurious side effects and misbranded the safety of the medication
Patients who have suffered from any of the above complications filed for lawsuits. As of April 16, 2018, over 1,003 cases are awaiting for some sort of action in the Invokana multidistrict litigation (MDL). Johnson & Johnson and Janssen have been blamed in Invokana lawsuit update for failing to adequately warn the physicians and the patients about the risks linked with the drug. Moreover they constantly advertised and misbranded the safety and effectiveness of this unreasonably dangerous drug even when there were reports about its complications.
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