| A nationwide class
action has been filed against Bristol-Meyers Squibb
Company, the manufacturer of the prescription drug Serzone
antidepressant, to recover damages due to the Serzone
liver
damages and other life threatening injuries suffered
by Serzone patients. The rate of Serzone liver
failure associated to the antidepressant drug is about
3-4 times greater than an individual not treated with
Serzone. Serzone manufacturer Bristol-Myers identified
this statistic in January 2002 after the FDA strengthened
the warnings,
contraindications, and precautions sections of the Serzone
label. The FDA first told Bristol-Myers to add a Black
Box Warning on its label in December 2001, which is
the most serious warning issued by the FDA.
Worldwide, there have been approximately 8.3 million
Serzone users since the antidepressant was first introduced
to the market in 1994. In the U.S. alone there have
been about 7 million Serzone users. In June 2001, the
Canadian government first took note of the serious and
deadly
Serzone liver failures that can occur. They immediately
took action by requiring the company to send a letter
notifying doctors of the reported 109 serious Serzone
liver damage cases, including 23 instances of Serzone
liver failure and 16 cases of Serzone liver failure
and death worldwide.
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US to speak with an expert Serzone lawyer to learn
what compensation you may be eligible for.
Allegations that Bristol-Myers knew, or should have
known, of the serious Serzone liver failures and other
life-threatening complications associated to the drug
continue to surface. To learn more about your legal
rights regarding the antidepressant drug Serzone, contact
us. . . read
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On December 7, 2001, the FDA told Serzone manufacturer
Bristol-Myers Squibb that they must include a Black
Box warning on all Serzone labels informing the antidepressant
patients about the life threatening Serzone liver damages
that can occur . . . read
more>
Serious life-threatening Serzone liver failure has
been reported
. . . read
more>
The generic name of Serzone is nefazodone hydrochloride,
used to treat depression with or without anxiety or
sleeplessness . . . read
more>
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In 1996, studies indicated that a new antidepressant
drug called Serzone was available that may be less likely
to make patients become sexually
dysfunctional versus existing antidepressants. The
two studies that supported this Serzone claim were presented
at an annual American Psychiatric Association meeting.
Both studies were paid for by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.,
the manufacturer of Serzone. Serzone has now been sold
to over 7 million Americans with Serzone sales exceed
$100 million annually. December 7, 2001, the FDA advised
Bristol-Meyers that warning
labels should indicate to patients that Serzone
could cause liver damage.
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Classification: Serotonin
and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor antidepressant
Form: 100mg, 150mg, 200mg, and 250mg tablet
Usual Dosage: 100mg twice per day not to
exceed 300mg twice per day
Instructions: can be taken with or without
food
Side effects to report to your doctor:
- suicide thoughts
- problems urinating, insomnia,
or somnulence
- nausea / vomiting/ diarrhea
- dry mouth
- headache
- dizziness
- sexual dysfunction (ejaculatory
delay)
- unusual dreams
Precautions:
Use with caution in people with heart disease
*Can cause an increase
in suicidal thoughts*
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BREAKING NEWS!!
Public Citizen renews call to ban Serzone
antidepressant drug
October 29, 2003
- Public Citizen issued a petition
to immediately ban Serzone antidepressant drug in March
2003. Now, the consumer advocacy group has renewed its
call after new reports of deaths and severe liver failure
has been reported. Canadian officials announced it would
remove Serzone because of its association to “hepatic
adverse events such as jaundice, hepatitis and hepatocellular
necrosis.”
There were over 2.8 million Serzone prescriptions filled
in the U.S. last year alone. According to the director
of Public Citizen’s Health Research Group, it
is estimated that only about 10% of cases are reported,
meaning there have been potentially hundred of Serzone
deaths and hundreds of Serzone injuries. Read
Full Article
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