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Helen Robinson began taking Lipitor in 2008 after she was prescribed the medication to lower her cholesterol level and prevent the risk of heart trouble. According to the Lipitor lawsuit filed in a Kentucky western district court, Lipitor side effects led her to develop hyperglycemia in 2012 and she was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes three months later. She has claimed that had Pfizer, the manufacturer of Lipitor, disclosed adequate information about the diabetes risk, she would not have used it.
Mrs Robinson is now more susceptible to heart ailment that she tried to prevent by using the lipid-controlling drug. Additionally, she has to live with the risk of kidney and other potential health disorders and on a restricted diet forever because of diabetes. Her Lipitor diabetes lawsuit seeks product liability arguing that Lipitor side effects have brought her to square one and she is as worried over cardiovascular risks that led her to use Lipitor.
Lipitor Drug
Warner-Lambert introduced Lipitor in 1996 and the company along with its products was acquired by Pfizer in 2000. The lipid-controlling drug contains atorvastatin that lowers bad cholesterol and enhances good cholesterol, according to the manufacturer. It inhibits HMG-CoA reductase liver enzyme that helps in cholesterol production. The process helps accelerate bad cholesterol synthesis while reducing triglycerides and preventing good cholesterol exploitation.
Lipitor sells have crossed $125 billion in the last two decades and generic versions are now also available.
Lipitor Side Effects
Experts have advised users to scout for alternatives, such as physical exercise, diet control, and weight loss, prior to start taking Lipitor to the lower cholesterol level. The drug is linked to serious side effects, including:
- Diabetes: The most prominent Lipitor side effect, diabetes neutralizes any advantage the lipid-controlling drug claims. The cholesterol medication inhibits adiponectin and ubiquinone, two enzymes that help glucose synthesis and insulin release. Their deficiency leads to increased risk of diabetes.
- Cardiovascular Risk: Diabetes caused by Lipitor puts users at the enhanced risk of heart attack, heart failure, coronary heart disease, and cardiomyopathy. Lipitor side effects may also result in hemorrhagic stroke.
- Hepatic Disorders: Due to liver enzyme inhibition, Lipitor side effects lead to hepatic necrosis, cholestatic jaundice, and hepatitis.
- Musculoskeletal Risks: Myopathy, muscle pain, weakness, skeletal muscle tissue breakdown, and myalgia are among the most reported Lipitor side effects.
- Renal Problem: Increased risk of diabetes put patients at the risk of renal failure.
Apart from these Lipitor side effects, the cholesterol-lowering drug has also been linked to back pain, gastrointestinal problems, abdominal pain, pancreatitis, nephrotic syndrome, hemolytic anemia, thyroid dysfunction, hemorrhagic cystitis, erectile dysfunction, anxiety, and depression.
Lipitor Studies and Warning
- A 2004 media report on Tahoe World entitled “Life After Lipitor” draw widespread attention to the plight of a California man who took Lipitor for two years. He lost motor skills and had neuromuscular problems and sclerosis due to the cholesterol drug side effects.
- Another report highlighted how a 77-year-old female user had uterus and bladder inflammation for weeks after taking Lipitor.
- In 2010, researchers from the University of Glasgow discovered close link between Lipitor side effects and type 2 diabetes. (The Lancet, Feb 2010)
- In 2011, a Pfizer-sponsored study involving Dutch, Australian, and U.S. researchers highlighted a 33 percent higher risk of diabetes caused by Lipitor use over five years. ( The Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Mar 2011)
- Another study came up with similar revelations within four months. While examining the link between diabetes and Lipitor, scholars discovered that high dose of the cholesterol drug caused the onset of diabetes. (The Journal of the American Medical Association, Jun 2011)
- In 2012, a U.S. research report claimed 50 percent high risk of diabetes in women using Lipitor to reduce cholesterol-linked heart disorder risks. (The Archives of Internal Medicine, Jan 2012)
- In 2014, a team of Albama university researchers supported by the doctors from the Mid-America Heart Institute emphasized that at least one in four patients using Lipitor faces the enhanced risk of being diagnosed with diabetes.
Lipitor Lawsuits
Pfizer is facing hundreds of Lipitor lawsuits filed in more than 40 federal and state courts. The first Lipitor diabetes lawsuit was reported in early 2000s and now almost one new lawsuit is being filed every fortnight. A Lipitor class action was filed at a New York court in 2006 while at least 100 Lipitor lawsuits are pending in 20 federal courts. Plaintiffs have sought product liability on the part of Pfizer claiming that it did not disclose diabetes side effects for commercial gains.
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