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Over the last 20 years, the number of Americans with diabetes of every type has increased exponentially. With that, pharmaceutical companies have scrambled to produce medications that can help diabetics live normal, low maintenance lives. Gone are the days of multiple finger sticks per day and multiple insulin shots every day.
There are three main types of diabetes: Type 1, Type 2 and gestational diabetes, as well as a related fourth class known as ‘pre-diabetes‘. While many patients use diabetes medications with no issues, some have endured further illness, even cancer and wrongful death due to the harms associated with certain diabetes medications.
If you or a family member have been injured due to a diabetes misdiagnosis or a medication injury, you may qualify for financial compensation. The medical malpractice team at Shelsby & Leoni will charge you nothing unless we are unable to recover compensation for you and your loved ones.
Types of Diabetes Medications
There are dozens of different diabetes drugs and difference classes of diabetes meds. These include:
- Biguanides
- Sodium-Glucose Co-transporter type 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors or Gliflozins
- Thiazolidinedione (TZD) or Glitazones
- Glinides or Meglatinides
- Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV (DPP-4) inhibitors or Gliptins
- Alpha-glucosidase Inhibitors
- Glucagon-like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Agonist or Incretins
- Insulins
Regardless of what type of diabetes you have or what medicines you take to manage it, if you have suffered an injury or illness due to a misdiagnosis, you may be able to file a lawsuit against the doctor who prescribed it or, in some cases, against the drug company who made it.
Recent Diabetes Medication Recalls
The Type 2 diabetes medication Riomet ER, made by Sun Pharmaceuticals, was recalled due to having higher than daily acceptable levels of the carcinogen NDMA. The FDA announced this voluntary recall on September 23, 2020.
In June 2020, five companies announced recalls of lots of metformin, including Amneal, Apotex, Lupin, Marksans, and Teva. On July 3, 2020, Granules India also recalled their metformin ER product. The online pharmacy Valisure asked the FDA to recall numerous lots of Metformin as it contained NDMA as well as DMF which stands for N, N-Dimethylformamide. DMF is a suspected human carcinogen similar to ranitidine.
Janssen Pharmaceuticals has been sued countless times for their Type 2 diabetes mellitus drug Invokana, a SGLT-2 inhibitor. Other brand names such as Jardiance are also named in these lawsuits. Janssen Pharma allegedly held data in-house that would have warned the public about the risks of ketoacidosis, genital gangrene, cardiovascular system and circulatory disease leading to amputation.
Please do not wait to connect with our medication injury attorneys. They handle mass tort and product liability cases across the country.
Side Effects of Diabetes Medications
The type of diabetes medicine you take, and the type of diabetes you have, are related to the possible side effects, injuries and illnesses caused. These can be:
- Ketoacidosis
- Lactoacidosis
- Urinary tract infection (UTI)
- Kidney failure, kidney disease and renal failure
- Pancreatic cancer
- Liver cancer and liver failure
- Heart attack as well as congestive heart failure
- Bone breaks and fractures
- Amputation and loss of limbs
- Accidental and wrongful death
Contact a Diabetes Medication Injury Lawyer for Help Today
The medication injury lawyers at Shelsby & Leoni are here and ready to fight for you. We will perform an in depth review of your claim to determine who is liable for your damages and will fight for all potential forms of compensation for your lost wages, medical expenses, and suffering. Contact us right away to get started.
