This Reglan lawsuit was filed in Louisiana, and it alleges that Wyeth purposely concealed the side effects of long term usage of Reglan or Metoclopramide.
35. Defendant WYETH and its predecessors in interest had actual knowledge, through their own studies and studies by independent investigators, that doctors frequently prescribed Reglan/metoclopramide for long-term use that was not safe for patients. Defendant WYETH and its predecessors in interest had actual knowledge, through their own studies and studies by independent investigators, that nearly one-third of all patients who used Reglan/metoclopramide received it on doctor's prescriptions for 12 months or longer, rather than 12 weeks or less. Defendant WYETH also had actual knowledge, through research by independent investigators, that the risk of tardive dyskinesia and other extrapyramidal side effects of Reglan/metoclopramide in patients who receive the drug for 12 weeks or longer is approximately 100 times greater than disclosed in WYETH's package insert for Reglan and the Physician's Desk Reference monograph for Reglan brand metoclopramide. Defendant WYETH also knew, or through the exercise of reasonable care should have known, that many patients who use Reglan/metoclopramide are not able to effectively metabolize Reglan/metoclopramide and that as a foreseeable consequence of their inability to effectively metabolize Reglan/metoclopramide, those patients have a greater risk of developing serious and permanent injuries. Defendant WYETH failed to disclose this information to the medical community and failed to adequately disclose this information to the generic pharmaceutical industry. Defendant WYETH was aware that its failure to disclose this information to the medical community and its failure to disclose it to the generic pharmaceutical industry would probably result in serious injury to patients who were prescribed Reglan/metoclopramide by a physician who was not aware of this information. By failing to disclose this information to the medical community and the generic pharmaceutical industry, Defendant WYETH acted in willful and wanton disregard of the rights of persons in the Plaintiff Patricia Tarver's class, and this conduct caused serious injury to the Plaintiffs.
Please contact me if you think you’ve developed a movement disorder after taking Reglan or Metoclopramide for longer than 12 weeks. I know several attorneys who handle these cases and perhaps one of them can help you.
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