Witness Testifies Actos Side Effects Worried Takeda Officials

A clinical pharmacologist testified on behalf of plaintiffs that a review of internal company emails indicated that various employees were worried about what regulators at the FDA and around from the world would do about Actos side effects. On cross-examination, the defense team got Howard Greenberg to admit that those were individual concerns rather than the belief at the company.

However, they need not have worried. While Actos drug safety packets do include warnings about the possibility of developing bladder cancer, the FDA has continued to allow for the sale of Actos even as other countries took it off the market. In fact, over the summer, the agency approved generic versions of the drug. While the medication had made Takeda Pharmaceuticals billions of dollars while it was still on patent, the likelihood of Actos bladder cancer side effects will skyrocket as cheap generics make it easy for more patients to get the drug.

It does not hurt that the country is suffering from an obesity epidemic, which is a key driver in the increase of type 2 diabetes diagnoses. Unfortunately, Actos lawsuit lawyers say that their clients were unaware of the risks and that Takeda failed to properly advertise them. The company seems to be relying on the defense that the Food and Drug Administration, responsible for citizen safety, did not pull the drug from the market or force them to change their label.

Still, the fact that people who take the medication have an 83 percent higher risk of developing bladder cancer than a control group as a result of Actos side effects could mean problems for the Japanese drug maker. There are thousands of plaintiffs, as well, and the company no longer has the profits of Actos to rely upon if it has to settle with these side effects victims.

That does not mean that successful claimants will not receive the jury award or settlement that they deserve. So if you have developed cancer or other problems as a result of the medication, get a free consultation with an Actos lawsuit lawyer. One is available at the Actos Bladder Cancer Class Action Lawsuit Investigation, so get started today.