What is Reglan?
Reglan is a medication used to treat gastrointestinal disorders. In 2009, the manufacturer of the drug was required to add a black box warning regarding the risk of long term use of the drug, as well as high-dosage use.
Many patients who took the drug are now living with tardive dyskinesia, a condition in which the person has involuntary repetitive movements of the body, including face, tongue, and limbs.
These movements are uncontrollable, and do not reverse when the drug leaves the system: the damage is often impossible to reverse, and leaves the patient in disfigured. This is only one of various serious conditions that are now associated with Reglan.
Reglan’s Uses and Side Effects
Reglan has been approved to treat gastroesophageal reflux (acid reflux), but only when the patient has not responded to other conventional therapies. It is also used to treat diabetic patients who are suffering from gastric stasis (fluid retention in the stomach).
After Reglan came on the market, some users reported significant side effects after long-term use or high dosages. The manufacturer was required to warn consumers and health care providers of the risk of a patient developing tardive dyskinesia. The company now warns against taking the medication for more than 12 weeks for this reason.
Some patients who were prescribed Reglan to resolve a stomach condition are now living with a terrible and permanent condition known as tardive dyskinesia, a neurological disorder, according to the Mayo Clinic.
This condition leaves people with abnormal voluntary or involuntary movements, or slowed, reduced movements, which is often irreversible.
Your Legal Options
Are you suffering from a side effect after taking Reglan? You have the right to pursue justice and compensation if you are suffering from tardive dyskinesia after being prescribed Reglan.
At Gruber Law, our legal team is involved in helping injured patients to seek justice in the form of compensation. Were you injured by Reglan? Call us and speak with us about what happened.
You deserve justice, and we are here to help.
Our firm is made up litigators with the goal to get justice for the injured. We are competent, professional, and serve our clients with compassion and dedication. We want to help you hold the manufacturer of Reglan accountable for your condition. Let us help.
