Personal Injury Law

Digitek Recall Lawsuits

Digitek is manufactured by Icelandic generic drug-maker Actavis Totowa; it is distributed by Mylan Pharmaceuticals under the label "Bertek and by UDL Laboratories under the label "UDL." Digitek is medication for patients with mild to moderate heart failure, and control of ventricular response rate in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation. Digitek strengthens the contraction of the heart muscle, slows the heart rate and helps eliminate fluid from body tissues.

Digitek was recalled last month because it is linked to digitalis toxicity, which can cause nausea, vomiting, dizziness, low blood pressure, cardiac instability, bradycardia and death.
What happened? Apparently, tablets with double the appropriate thickness may have been commercially released. In other words, a patient taking 0.25 mg of Digitek might have received a pill labeled as 0.25 mg., but the pill itself was actually 0.5 mg. These tablets may have contained twice the approved level of active ingredient. It is not known yet exactly what happened, but the most obviously guess is that this is a manufacturing error. (Before you ask, the drug was made in the United States ? not China.)

Our lawyers do not pretend to know exactly why Digitek tablets reflected half the dosage patients were actually receiving. But there are not many scenarios one can fathom where this apparent manufacturing error with Digitek was not the result of negligence of Actavis.

Accordingly, our Digitek recall lawyers are reviewing these Digitek overdose cases throughout the country with the expectation that a class action lawsuit will be appropriate. If you want to discuss your case with one of our Digitek lawyers call us at 800-553-8082 for a free consultation or click here for a free Internet consultation.

Full post as published by Maryland Injury Lawyer Blog on May 16, 2008 (boomark / email).