A Florida woman joined the ongoing litigation against Pfizer Inc., alleging the pharmaceutical giant purposely concealed that its blockbuster cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor causes women to develop type-2 diabetes.
Plaintiff Maria F. filed her Lipitor diabetes lawsuit in the U.S. District of South Carolina. Maria states she was prescribed Lipitor in 2010 to lower her high cholesterol for a period of approximately 4 years. In 2012, Maria was diagnosed with type-2 diabetes purportedly as a result of taking Lipitor.
The Lipitor lawsuit claims that Pfizer deliberately withheld information about Lipitor side effects and that Pfizer was aware of the risk of developing type-2 diabetes when using the drug. Instead, the drug giant chose to put profits before patient safety.
Maria’s Lipitor lawsuit is included in the thousands of consolidated lawsuits (known as multidistrict litigation or MDL) that similarly allege Pfizer failed to warn about Lipitor diabetes side effects.
What Is Lipitor And What Does It Do?
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), cholesterol, a waxy substance that occurs in the blood, isn’t necessarily bad for you. In fact your body needs it to make hormones, vitamin D and bile acid that assist in digestion.
There is a type of cholesterol called low-density lipoproteins (LDL) that can lead to the build-up of fatty deposits in blood vessels, obstructing the flow of blood and increasing your risk for stroke, heart disease or heart attacks.
Lipitor works by blocking an enzyme in the liver from creating low density lipids your body needs to make cholesterol which blocks the arteries and has other side effects.
What Is The Problem With Women Taking Lipitor?
Studies have linked the use of Lipitor and other statins with a higher incidence of type-2 diabetes. The FDA has cited studies linking the use of statins, like Lipitor, to an increase in blood sugar levels which is often a precursor to diabetes. This specifically relates to type-2, new onset diabetes.
According to a report in Reuters, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worster studied data on more than 150,000 women in their 50’s, 60’s and 70’s.
They found that the women who reported using any kind of statin, including Lipitor, at the start of the study were 48% more likely to be diagnosed with type-2 diabetes than those not taking the drugs.
Another large study, known as Jupiter, found a 27% increase in the risk of type-2 diabetes, particularly among women.
Lipitor Lawsuits
Pfizer currently faces more than 2,000 Lipitor diabetes lawsuits centralized in a federal Multidistrict Litigation (MLD 2502) in the District of South Carolina, Charleston Division.
These Lipitor lawsuits allege Pfizer failed to warn the public that its cholesterol drug might trigger type-2 diabetes and that it should be held accountable for any injuries it is legally responsible for.
If you developed type-2 diabetes while using Lipitor, you may be eligible to recover compensation from the manufacturer. Contact a Lipitor lawyer to discuss your case.
The Lipitor Diabetes MDL is In Re: Lipitor (Atorvastatin Calcium) Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, Case No. 2:14-mn-02502-RMG and MDL No. 2502 in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, Charleston Division.
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If you’re a woman who was diagnosed with type-2 diabetes while taking Lipitor, or were diagnosed with diabetes within 90 days or less of your last dose of Lipitor, you may be eligible for compensation. See if you qualify by filling out the short form below.
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