Orlistat Lawsuit

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On August 24, 2009 the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) notified healthcare professionals and patients that it is reviewing new safety information regarding reports of liver-related adverse events in patients taking orlistat. Orlistat is marketed in the United States as a prescription product, Xenical, and as an over-the-counter (OTC) product, Alli.

ORLISTAT LAWSUIT UPDATES

August 24, 2009 – the U.S.Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced that they were reviewing new safety information regarding the popular weight loss drug Alli (Orlistat) due to reports of serious liver injury and liver failure.

May 26, 2010 – the FDA issued the following, “Completed safety review of Xenical/Alli (orlistat) and severe liver injury.” In the report the FDA states, “[FDA]has approved a revised label for Xenical to include new safety information about cases of severe liver injury that have been reported rarely with the use of this medication. The agency is also adding a new warning about rare reports of severe liver injury to the OTC Drug Facts label for Alli and is working with the manufacturer to ensure that consumers can understand this new warning.

April 14, 2011 – Canadian researchers published an article titled, “Diet Drug Orlistat Linked to Kidney, Pancreas Injuries.” The researchers reviewed patients taking orlistat (Alli / Xenical) over a seven year period and found that there was a 2% increase in acute kidney injures within one year of starting the drug.

April 14, 2011 - Public Citizen petitioned the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to immediately ban both the prescription drug, Xenical (orlistat; Hoffman-La-Roche), and the over-the-counter (OTC) drug, Alli (orlistat; GlaxoSmithKline), because they expose patients to an increased risk of:

Severe liver injury, which can lead to liver failure, need for liver transplantation, and death;

Acute pancreatitis, which frequently results in hospitalization and can lead to death; and

Acute renal failure secondary to acute oxalate nephropathy, and calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis (kidney stones).

Free Confidential Orlistat Lawsuit Review: The Defective Drug Litigation Group at our law firm is an experienced team of trial lawyers that focus exclusively on the representation of plaintiffs in drug injury lawsuits. Our law firm represents a number of consumers nationwide that suffered serious side effects after taking Orlistat and is currently accepting new Orlistat, Alli and Xenical cases in all 50 states.

If you or a loved one have taken the Orlistat weight loss product and suffered from a serious side effect, you should contact our law firm immediately. You may be entitled to compensation for your injuries by filing an Orlistat lawsuit and we can help.

What’s the problem?

Between 1999 and October 2008, 32 reports of serious liver injury, including 6 cases of liver failure, in patients using orlistat were submitted to FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System.

The most commonly reported adverse events described in the 32 reports of serious liver injury were jaundice, weakness, and abdominal pain.

The FDA is reviewing other data on suspected cases of liver injury submitted by the manufacturers of orlistat, analysis of these data is ongoing and no definite association between liver injury and orlistat has been established at this time. FDA is not advising healthcare professionals to change their prescribing practices with orlistat. Consumers currently taking Xenical should continue to take it as prescribed and those using over-the-counter Alli should continue to use the product as directed.

Signs & Symptoms of Liver Injury

Some of the symptoms of Orlistat induced liver injury could include any of the following:

• weakness or fatigue
• fever
• jaundice
• brown urine
• abdominal pain
• nausea
• vomiting
• light-colored stools
• itching
• loss of appetite

Do I Have an Orlistat Lawsuit?

The Defective Drug Litigation Group at our law firm is an experienced team of trial lawyers that focus exclusively on the representation of plaintiffs in drug injury lawsuits. We are pursuing individual Orlistatm, Alli and Xenical litigation nationwide and currently accepting new cases in all 50 states.

If you or a loved one have taken Xenical or Orlistat and suffered from any side effects including liver injury, liver disease or liver failure, you should contact us immediately. You may be entitled to compensation and we can help.