New York Reglan MetoClopramide Attorneys
New York Reglan (MetoClopramide) Lawsuits Attorney
Reglan is also known as MetoClopramide. New York Reglan attorneys represent those who have suffered serious side effects of a defective drug named Reglan (MetoClopramide).
It has been recently reported that the drug named Metoclopramide or Reglan prescribed to treat gastrointestinal disorders and nausea had side effects of movement disorder called tardive dyskinesia. Reglan was not only prescribed for acid reflux, but also given to pregnant woman for morning sickness, breastfeeding mothers, infants, and children for nausea due to migraines. On 26th of January 2009, the FDA alerted the public against chronic use of metoclopramide or Reglan that had side effects of tardive dyskinesia a movement disorder characterized by symptoms like random movements in the tongue, lips or jaw and facial grimacing, movements of arms, legs, fingers and toes along with swaying movements of the trunk or hip.
New York Reglan – MetoClopramide Lawsuits
Metoclopramide is available in many forms like:
• Reglan Injection
• Reglan Oral Disintegrating Tablets
• Metoclopramide Oral Solution
• Reglan Tablets
It is anticipated that over two million people in the U.S use metoclopramide. Another analysis by the FDA showed that about 20 percent of patients who have taken metoclopramide for than three months suffered tardive dyskinesia. We represent Reglan lawsuits on a contingency basis charge legal fees only if we win the case.
What is Tardive Dyskinesia?
The FDA and Baxter Healthcare have realized that Reglan® increases the risk of Tardive Dyskinesia. Tardive Dyskinesia is a serious and permanent movement disorder caused by certain prescribed medication. Generally, antipsychotic medications cause Tardive Dyskinesia, but Reglan and other gastrointestinal medications can also cause this disease as a side effect of the drug. Patients with tardive dyskinesia experience abnormal muscle movements that affect the muscles of the face, mouth, jaw, tongue, eyes, neck, shoulders, torso, larynx, diaphragm, arms, legs, feet, and hands.
Abnormal movement due to tardive dyskinesia are-
• Rhythmic
• Athetoid (slow, incessant, and flowing)
• Choreiform (fast, non-repetitive, jerky, and meaningless)
When disorder affect muscles of the face and mouth, it causes tongue licking, smacking, and sucking; lip purses or puckers; facial grimace; chewing actions, cheek puffing, abnormal blinking, and more. When this movement disorder affects the muscles of the arms and legs, causes hand clasping, toe twisting or jerking, foot tapping, ankle flexing, and other abnormal movements. When it affects muscles of the trunk, it causes, swaying, rocking, twisting, thrusting, and head tilting to the side or the back. Tardive Dyskinesia can badly affect breathing, swallowing, walking, and talking.