What is Uloric?
Uloric is a gout drug. Gout is a type of arthritis that occurs when increased uric acid levels create deposits in a patient’s joints, leading to bouts of extreme pain and swelling. The drug clinically known as febuxostat was approved as a gout treatment in 2009, because it lowers the uric acid levels in a patient’s bloodstream. The drugmaker, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, manufactures and markets febuxostat under its brand name, Uloric. Unfortunately, studies have shown that taking Uloric can cause severe heart injuries.
What Are the Potential Injuries Associated with Uloric?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) compared the use of Uloric to another drug, allopurinol, in the treatment of gout patients. The FDA found that Uloric showed an “an increased risk of heart-related death and death from all causes with Uloric.”
So, on February 21, 2019, the FDA required Takeda Pharmaceuticals to put a Black Box Warning (the most prominent type of warning) on Uloric. Now, the approved use of Uloric is specifically limited to certain patients who are not treated effectively or experience severe side effects with allopurinol.
Takeda Pharmaceuticals is facing a growing number of lawsuits alleging that they knew, but did not warn, about these risks of major side effects of Uloric, causing grave injuries to patients.
Do I Have an Uloric Claim?
If you or a loved one has taken Uloric and had serious cardiovascular injuries (such as heart attack, myocardial infarction, stroke or death), you may be entitled to compensation.
It is strongly recommended that you seek counsel experienced in Uloric claims and injuries. Stark & Stark’s Uloric attorneys are actively seeking Uloric settlements and filing Uloric lawsuits against the makers of Uloric, on behalf of patients injured by this potentially defective drug. Contact us at no cost to you.
Have Uloric Lawsuits Been Filed?
Attorneys across the nation are currently investigating lawsuits against the manufacturers of Uloric, based on potential claims that the manufacturers should have warned patients – and their doctors – of the known potential side effects of Uloric, including “an increased risk of heart-related death and death from all causes with Uloric.”
Though very early in these investigations, it is expected that several lawsuits will be filed and eventually consolidated in some manner, possibly in a Multi-District Litigation (MDL), which centralizes pretrial activities for multiple cases to save time, court costs, and attorneys’ fees.
Are You Impacted by Potential Uloric Settlements? You May Be Entitled to Compensation.
If you or a loved one have taken Uloric and suffered a cardiac injury, it is strongly recommended that you seek counsel with our Uloric, who are experienced in Uloric claims and injuries.
Stark & Stark attorneys are actively investigating Uloric settlements and Uloric lawsuits against manufacturers on behalf of patients injured by this potentially deadly drug.
Uloric has essentially been pulled from the market as a first-line treatment for gout, based upon recent findings of severe side effects. If you or a loved one has taken Uloric and suffered a cardiac injury, or you are uncertain and have questions about injuries that you may have suffered because of Uloric use, the Uloric attorneys at Stark & Stark can help.
Contact our Uloric Attorneys to Assess Your Claim
Stark & Stark is committed to holding drug manufacturers liable when their products improperly endanger the public. Our Uloric lawyers are experienced in mass torts MDL litigation cases and in negotiating with medical device and pharmaceutical settlement representatives. We are not a marketing group. Stark & Stark is a law firm comprised of experienced trial lawyers.
Stark & Stark is a national law firm pursuing thousands of cases throughout the country. We have been in business for over 80 years and have over 100 attorneys in offices located throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York. Let us help you.
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Hospital | City | State |
Abington Memorial Hospital | Abington | PA |
Albert Einstein Medical Center | Philadelphia | PA |
Brandywine Hospital | Coatesville | PA |
Brookville Hospital | Brookville | PA |
Carlisle Regional Medical Center | Carlisle | PA |
Chester County Hospital | West Chester | PA |
Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center | Coatesville | PA |
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center | Hastings | PA |
Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital | Johnstown | PA |
Coordinated Health Orthopedic Hospital | Bethlehem | PA |
Eastern Regional Medical Center | Philadelphia | PA |
Easton Hospital | Easton | PA |
Ellwood City Hospital | Ellwood City | PA |
Ephrata Community Hospital | Ephrata | PA |
Excela Health Latrobe Hospital | Latrobe | PA |
Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital | Greensburg | PA |
Fulton County Medical Center | Mcconnellsburg | PA |
Geisinger Medical Center | Danville | PA |
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | Wilkes-Barre | PA |
Good Shepherd Penn Partners Specialty Hospital At Rittenhouse | Philadelphia | PA |
Grove City Medical Center | Grove City | PA |
Hazleton General Hospital | Hazleton | PA |
Heart Of Lancaster Regional Medical Center | Lititz | PA |
Hospital Of The University Of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | PA |
J C Blair Memorial Hospital | Huntingdon | PA |
Jameson Memorial Hospital | New Castle | PA |
Jeanes Hospital | Philadelphia | PA |
Jennersville Regional Hospital | West Grove | PA |
Jersey Shore Hospital | Jersey Shore | PA |
Kane Community Hospital | Kane | PA |
Kensington Hospital | Philadelphia | PA |
Kindred Hospital – Wyoming Valley | Wilkes-Barre | PA |
Lancaster General Hospital | Lancaster | PA |
Lancaster Regional Medical Center | Lancaster | PA |
Lehigh Valley Hospital | Allentown | PA |
Lehigh Valley Hospital-17Th St | Allentown | PA |
Lewistown Hospital | Lewistown | PA |
Lifecare Hospitals Of Chester County | West Chester | PA |
Lock Haven Hospital | Lock Haven | PA |
Main Line Bryn Mawr Hospital | Bryn Mawr | PA |
Main Line Health Lankenau Medical Center | Wynnewood | PA |
Main Line Paoli Hospital | Paoli | PA |
Mercy Philadelphia Hospital | Philadelphia | PA |
Meyersdale Community Hospital | Meyersdale | PA |
Montrose General Hospital | Montrose | PA |
Muncy Valley Hospital | Muncy | PA |
Nazareth Hospital | Philadelphia | PA |
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | Philadelphia | PA |
Pennsylvania Hospital | Philadelphia | PA |
Phoenixville Hospital | Phoenixville | PA |
Physicians Care Surgical Hospital | Royersford | PA |
Pinnaclehealth Harrisburg Campus | Harrisburg | PA |
Punxsutawney Area Hospital | Punxsutawney | PA |
Reading Hospital & Medical Center | Reading | PA |
Regional Hospital Of Scranton | Scranton | PA |
Roxborough Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia | PA |
Sacred Heart Hospital | Allentown | PA |
Select Specialty Hospital Central Pennsylvania York | York | PA |
Select Specialty Hospital Johnstown | Johnstown | PA |
Select Specialty Hospital Laurel Highlands | Latrobe | PA |
Sharon Regional Health System | Sharon | PA |
Somerset Hospital | Somerset | PA |
Springfield Hospital | Springfield | PA |
St Joseph Medical Center | Reading | PA |
St Josephs Hospital | Philadelphia | PA |
Sunbury Community Hospital | Sunbury | PA |
Surgical Specialty Center At Coordinated Health | Allentown | PA |
Temple University Hospital | Philadelphia | PA |
The Good Samaritan Hospital | Lebanon | PA |
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia | PA |
Titusville Area Hospital | Titusville | PA |
Triumph Hospital Philadelphia | Philadelphia | PA |
UPMC East | Monroeville | PA |
Upmc Horizon | Greenville | PA |
UPMC Horizon – Shenango Valley | Farrell | PA |
UPMC Passavant | Cranberry | PA |
UPMC Shadyside | Pittsburgh | PA |
VA Medical Center – H.J. Heinz Campus | Pittsburgh | PA |
VA Medical Center – Lebanon | Lebanon | PA |
Va Medical Center – Philadelphia | Philadelphia | PA |
VA Medical Center – University Drive Campus | Pittsburgh | PA |
Washington Hospital | Washington | PA |
Westfield Hospital | Allentown | PA |
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital | Wilkes-Barre | PA |
Williamsport Regional Medical Center | Williamsport | PA |