What We Do
Defective Medical Products
- Medicines
- Accutane Lawsuit
- AMO Complete Moistureplus Recall
- Apothecure Colchicine Lawsuit
- Baxter Heparin Recall and Lawsuit
- Bayer Lawsuit
- Bismacine Chromacine
- Botox
- Carbinoxamine
- Chromium Poisoning (Toxicity)
- Colchicine Recall Lawyer
- Colistimethate Lawsuit Lawyer
- Compounding Pharmacy Error
- Edetate Disodium
- Fentanyl
- Fentanyl Lawsuit
- Fentanyl Patch Recall
- Fentora
- Fleet Lawsuit - Phosphate Nephropathy Kidney Failure
- Fosamax Osteonecrosis Jaw
- Ketek Liver Failure
- Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch
- Pharmacist Malpractice
- Promethazine
- Rocephin Death
- Selenium Poisoning (Toxicity)
- Topical Anesthetic
- Total Body Formula Recall and Lawsuit
- Trasylol and Kidney Failure
- Trasylol - Lawyer and Lawsuit
- Trasylol Recall
- Tysabri Lawsuit - No Recall
- Tysabri Natalizumab
- Zelnorm Heart Attack Stroke Lawsuit
- Medical Equipment
- Medtronic Defibrillator Leads
- Medtronic Lawsuit
- Medtronic Lawyer
- Guidant Recalls
- Free Guidant Recall Consultation
- Guidant Ancure
- Guidant Lawsuit Recall
- Guidant Pacemaker Defibrillator Defect
- Guidant Pacemaker Recall
- FDA Pacemaker Defibrillator Statement
- Infusion Pump
- FDA Recalls
- News & Topics
- Archives
- Alaris Infusion Pump Signature Edition
- Azathioprine Recall
- Blackstone Recall
- Dermafreeze Recall Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
- Disentronic Power Pack Recall
- External Monitor Defibrillator
- Neurostimulators MRI
- Prostate Biopsy Device
- Recall AED20 Automatic External Defibrillators
- Recall_Infusion Pumps
- Renal Replacement Recall
- Tissue Implant
- Triaminic Vapor Patch Recall
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Tysabri and PML
On June 5, 2006, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an application for resumed marketing of Tysabri (natalizumab) to multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. In February of 2005, Tysabri was taken off of the market because three people had developed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a serious viral infection of the brain.
Tysabri: Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML)
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare disorder of the nervous system that primarily affects individuals with suppressed immune systems. The disorder is characterized by demyelination or destruction of the myelin sheath that covers nerve cells. The myelin sheath is the fatty covering - which acts as an insulator - on nerve fibers in the brain. To put this in everyday language, the brain deteriorates.
Symptoms of PML include mental deterioration, vision loss, speech disturbances, ataxia (inability to coordinate movements), paralysis, and, ultimately, coma reflecting the multifocal distribution of brain lesions. In rare cases, seizures may occur.
There is no cure for PML, nor is there currently an effective treatment for PML. The course of PML is relentlessly progressive. Death usually occurs between 1 and 4 months after onset, but there have been a number of reported cases with survival for months to years.
Tysabri: Lawyer with Product Liability Lawsuit Experience
If you have been treated with Tysabri (natalizumab) and have developed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen, a nationally-recognized law firm, is available for a free consultation. You may reach us toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or fill in our online consultation form.
Senior partner Fred Pritzker has over 29 years of experience and focuses his practice on complex product liability cases. In recognition of his achievements, other lawyers have selected him for inclusion in the 2005-2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. He has written online information on defective medical product lawsuits and clinical trials.
Sources:
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA) News Release (http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ NEWS/2006/NEW01380.html)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/pml/pml.htm)
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Firm News
Fred Pritzker Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
Fred Pritzker has been notified that he will again be listed in The Best Lawyers in America for his work in personal injury litigation.
Pain and Suffering
Rich Ruohonen recently chaired a legal seminar on obtaining compensation for pain and suffering in a personal injury case. Rich uses his knowledge, experience, and reputation to maximize recoveries for clients.
Medtronic Recall and Medtronic Lawsuit
FDA has annonced a Medtronic Spring Fidelis defibrillator lead recall. Two of our clients with defective Medtronic leads were shocked over twenty times before medical professionals were able to turn off the defibrillator.
Fleet Lawsuit
We are representing several people who experienced kidney failure (acute phosphate nephropathy) after use of Fleet Phospho-soda solution or Fleet Accu-Prep solution for bowel cleansing.
Ortho Evra Lawsuit: Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch
The Ortho Evra birth control patch has been linked to an increased risk of blood clots that can lead to pulmonary embolism, stroke and heart attack.
Trasylol Recall
Bayer has agreed to a marketing suspension of Trasylol, a drug used to control bleeding during heart surgery, pending detailed review of preliminary results from a Canadian study that suggested an increased risk for death.
Fentanyl Lawsuit and Fentanyl Recall
There have been a number of recalls regarding fentanyl due to the risk of a fentanyl overdose.
Fosamax and Osteonecrosis
Several cases of bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaw have been associated with the use of oral bisphosphonates, including Fosamax®, Actonel®, and other medications.