The popular antibiotic Zithromax has been linked to multiple cases of serious liver damage. Many individuals have chosen to file a Zithromax lawsuit after the drug that was supposed to help them fight disease allegedly caused toxic liver disease or kidney failure.

Other Zithromax side effects may include dangerous skin conditions such as Stevens Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, birth defects, and other serious side effects

Pfizer has been accused of failing to warn against Zithromax side effects. Pfizer has a history of failing to meet FDA standards with regards to Zithromax. In 2012, Pfizer was reprimanded for allegedly misleading consumers in their Zithromax brochure. Zithromax’s strengths were allegedly described beyond their actual effect (as well as past what the FDA approved of) and minimized its possible dangers.

Zithromax Side Effects: Liver and Kidney Damage

Studies have suggested that Zithromax users have a higher chance of developing toxic liver disease. The risk allegedly increases by 1 to 2 percent. While this may seem low, it should be known that this risk increases with continued use of Zithromax. Furthermore, liver damage can have serious and potentially fatal consequences.

Pfizer issued a warning about Zithromax liver damage in 2000 after the FDA required them to include it on their warning label. However, the drug manufacturer allegedly was aware about these Zithromax complications a few years before the label change. Similar warnings were added in 2001 including jaundice, abnormal liver function and others.

If you have experienced abdominal pain, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, clay-colored stool, dark urine, or skin discoloration, then you may have Zithromax toxic liver damage. This Zithromax side effect could be fatal if untreated.

Zithromax has also been associated with serious kidney damage. Symptoms of this Zithromax complication include the following symptoms:

•    Changes in urination
•    Swelling in the legs, ankles, feet, face and/or hands
•    Fatigue
•    Skin rash/itching
•    Metallic taste in the mouth/ammonia breath
•    Nausea and vomiting
•    Shortness of breath
•    Dizziness
•    Feeling cold
•    Leg pain

Zithromax Lawsuits

As a result of these serious Zithromax complications, many individuals have chosen to file a Zithromax lawsuit. Allegations have included that Pfizer was aware of these dangerous Zithromax side effects and failed to warn about them as well as negligence and unjust enrichment. Plaintiffs may win compensation for the alleged negligence of the drug manufacturer as well as awards for medical expenses, pain and suffering, lost wages, or anything else Zithromax liver damage or kidney damage caused.

A Zithromax class action lawsuit investigation is currently underway to see if a class action lawsuit would be an effective way of winning compensation for a group of plaintiffs who suffered from Zithromax side effects, including liver or kidney damage.