According to clinical trials, Actos carries a definitive link to patient development of congestive heart failure. Because of this and other dangerous Actos side effects, some patients are filing Actos lawsuits against Takeda Pharmaceuticals, the makers of the type-2 diabetes medication.

Actos was first released to the American market in 1999 as an oral diabetes medication and was marketed as a safe method to lower blood sugar and control type-2 diabetes. However, more than a decade after the drug was released, thousands of consumers have lodged reports of Actos side effects including Actos heart complications.

Because of the risk of Actos heart failure, the diabetes medication now features a black-box warning, the strongest warning issued by the FDA. The mandatory addition of the black-box warning to the Actos labeling and packaging highlights the risk of a patient (with or without pre-existing heart conditions) developing Actos congestive heart failure and other heart complications.

Takeda has been accused of concealing or, at the very least, minimizing the prevalence and seriousness of Actos heart problem side effects.

According to Actos lawsuits, Takeda ran its own clinical trials before Actos’ public release. Those tests allegedly demonstrated a definitive link between the type-2 diabetes drug and heart failure.

One clinical trial run by Takeda, which required 5,238 people to take either Actos or a placebo, showed that a larger percentage of patients on the Actos suffered a “serious heart failure event” when compared to patients taking the placebo.

Despite the early clinical trial data indicating a great risk of Actos heart and other Actos side effects (like Actos bladder cancer), the Takeda type-2 diabetes drug was released.

It is unclear how many Actos patients have died because of Actos congestive heart failure or have been seriously injured because of Actos heart problems.

Other Actos Side Effects and Complications

A national Actos multidistrict litigation has consolidated all the Actos lawsuits and Actos class action lawsuits that similarly allege that patients using the type-2 diabetes medication from anywhere from a few months to a few years developed bladder cancer.

In addition to the increased risk of bladder cancer and congestive heart failure, many Actos consumers have reported other Actos side effects. These Actos side effects can include:

• Chronic kidney disease
• Liver failure
• Lactic acidosis
• Bone fracture
• Rapid and excessive weight gain
• Difficulty breathing
• Edema (or fluid retention)

Over the last 20 years, Takeda and Eli Lilly have made billions of dollars a year from thousands of Actos users who use this drug to manage their diabetes symptoms. However, Takeda and Lilly are now facing thousands of Actos bladder cancer lawsuits filed by consumers who allege they developed bladder cancer or other serious Actos side effects after taking the drug.

Do YOU have a legal claim? Fill out the form on this page now for a free, immediate, and confidential case evaluation. The attorneys who work with Top Class Actions will contact you if you qualify to let you know if an individual Actos lawsuit or Actos class action lawsuit is best for you. [In general, Actos bladder cancer lawsuits are filed individually by each plaintiff and are not class actions.] Hurry — statutes of limitations may apply.

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