Tasigna Anti Cancer Drug Lawsuit

The chemotherapy drug Tasigna is used to treat cancer patients in their advanced stages but Novartis AG failed to warn consumers of proven dangerous side effects

Friday, July 7, 2017 - There can be no denying that physicians throughout the world, especially in the United States rely on the anti-cancer chemotherapy drug Tasigna to treat cancer patients in their advanced stages. Although the dangerous and deadly drug Tasigna, manufactured and marketed by Novartis AG, is effective in treating chronic myeloid leukemia, the drug has been directly linked to atherosclerosis and peripheral artery disease, two circulatory conditions that can result in strokes and sudden death. Cells in the human body rely on the constant flow of oxygen-rich blood and this flow can be critically reduced or restricted by the accumulation of lipids (plaque) on arterial walls, a medical condition heart physicians call "hardening of the arteries." In addition, even a microscopically small chunk of hardened plaque can break off at any time, even while sleeping, and clog small blood vessels causing necrosis of the extremities such as the toes. As oxygen and nutrients are prevented from reaching the toes, tissue dies and turn black and present a condition that is untreatable except through amputation. When a larger chunk of plaque breaks off it can become lodged in a major artery leading to the heart or brain and cause heart attack and death. So frequent do these catastrophic, heart-related Tasigna side effects occur that oncologists and cancer physicians in the United States have given the sternest warning. As per the official Novartis AG website https://www.hcp.novartis.com/products/Tasigna/, the company reiterates the Boxed Warning with the statement, "TASIGNA prolongs the QT Interval and may cause sudden death. Monitor/correct electrolytes and ECGs prior to and during treatment. Avoid strong CYP3A4 inhibitors. Take TASIGNA on an empty stomach."

The company admits the drug causes strokes, heart disease, and sudden death.

Checking For Peripheral Artery Disease

If you have been given the anti-cancer drug Tasigna, it is critical that your oncologist has made sure to check you for signs of atherosclerosis prior to, during and also after your chemo treatment. If you have had a history of heart ailments, been given Tasigna, and suffered a heart attack or stroke, you can sue Novartis AG, the hospital and also the medical professionals that failed to take your prior heart-related condition into consideration. Cancer doctors are required to perform an electrocardiogram (ECG) before administering Tasigna to check for abnormalities in your heart whether or not you have had a history of heart disease. Because studies have shown that heart disease can develop in patients with no prior heart conditions, your physician is also required to do a battery of ECG tests during Tasigna cancer treatments, as well as after they have completed the program.

Tasigna cancer patients are also encouraged to frequently monitor how they feel every day to warn when peripheral artery disease develops. Clinical signs that you may have developed peripheral artery disease include painful cramps in the legs after normal walking, unexplainable numbness or tingling in the legs and feet. If you have been given chemotherapy the moment you experience any of these symptoms.

Our law firm has had enormous success in holding companies that fail the public by marketing dangerous and deadly drugs and products, accountable for their negligence. If you have experienced the symptoms of atherosclerosis or peripheral artery disease and have undergone chemotherapy, or if you have had a loved one experience sudden death after chemotherapy, call us to discuss your unique situation. You may be entitled to both compensatory and punitive damages for your suffering.

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