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An Androgel lawsuit filed by a 52-year-old Illinois resident claims that he suffered from heart attacks after using the most-sold testosterone replacement therapy drug. John started taking the gel-based low-T drug in December 2012. He, much like two million Americans using the drug, was influenced by “ads that aimed at older men” with slogans “feeling tired, irritable, lost your sex drive? Try our testosterone product.”
Within eight months, side effects of Androgel, the supposed fountain of his youth and vigor, turned his him into a heart patient for life. John suffered from two heart attacks, first in July 2013 and the second a month later. He has no prior heart problem, but developed blood clots after using the testosterone therapy. He became aware of the exact cause of his medical condition after the Journal of the American Medical Association published a report claiming 29 percent higher risk of heart attack linked to Androgel and similar Low-T supplements. This followed a PLOSOne report (January 2014) that showed how healthy men became subject of adverse cardiovascular events following testosterone therapy.
John began consulting his Androgel attorney after the FDA issued a formal warning in June 2014 citing “of blood clots and consequent venous thromboembolism or deadly arterial blockages,” a key reason of heart attack, associated with Low-T drugs, gels, patches, and other supplements.
Earlier, five men initiated the first of Androgel lawsuits in February 2014 against drug maker AbbVie and Abbot claiming that the Low-T supplement was “a defective product with serious propensity to harm.” Their testosterone therapy lawsuits came within a week of FDA decision to review all sex-hormone enhancing medications, including Androgel. Filed in a Chicago federal court, the litigations claimed that the drug manufacturer “deceived potential AndroGel users by relaying positive information through the press, including testimonials from retired professional athletes, while downplaying known adverse and serious health risks.”
Of the five plaintiffs, all aged between 50 and 63, two hard strokes and three suffered heart attacks linked to the drug use, according to the Androgel attorney representing them.
Androgel Lawsuit: Know Your Claim
A majority of about 300 testosterone therapy lawsuits filed in the US federal courts are initiated by Androgel attorneys representing claims. Originally introduced in 2000, testosterone topical gel is available in two versions, AndroGel 1% and AndroGel 1.62%, and sales exceeding $1 billion a year. The drug is the most used Low-T supplement in the United States.
Despite the FDA caution that the drug is only for those suffering from hypogonadism, not age-related testosterone decrease, off-label use of it is rampant primarily because of direct-to-consumer promotion by the manufacturer, a claim espoused by every Androgel attorney. A whistleblower litigation is pending against AbbVie highlighting the same.
Using low-t drugs for lifestyle purposes may prove harmful with fatal side effects. Androgel lawsuits and research findings relate the drug to adverse events, including
- Serious blood clotting events, such as deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
- Stroke
- Heart Attack
- Adverse cardiovascular events
- Wrongful death
- Increased hypertension
- Elevated red blood cell count
- Sleep apnea
A recent report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences warns of colon cancer risk in men using supplements to boost testosterone sex hormone.
The preponderance of Androgel lawsuits has led to two separate orders, one for the consolidation of litigations involving the drug and the other for non-Androgel testosterone therapy lawsuits. The first Androgel trial is expected to start on October 31, 2016.
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