New York Posicor Side Effects Attorneys

Posicor is a calcium channel blocker that was manufactured by Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc. in 1997 and approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Posicor was used to treat cardiovascular (heart and blood vessel) ailments, including high blood pressure, hypertension, angina or heart pain and congestive heart failure. The drug was recalled due to the serious risk that it posed to consumers in 1998.There have been serious side effects related to the use of Posicor and hundreds of people have died while taking the drug, many from heart arrhythmias.

Posicor poses many health risks when combined with other medications. Hoffman-LaRoche did not properly advise patients or pharmacists of the drug interaction risks associated with Posicor when taken with other medications. The following is a list of drugs that could pose a threat if taken while on Posicor:

• Cordarone
• Cardioquin
• Cytoxan
• Erythrocin
• Eulexin
• Halfan
• Hismanal
• Ifex
• Ilosone
• Mellaril
• Mexitil
• Meyacor
• Neoral
• Norpramin
• OncovinOrap

• Posicor
• Prograf
• Quinaglute
• Quinidex
• Rythmol
• Sandimmune
• Seldane
• Tambocor
• Tamoxifen
• Tofranil
• Velban
• VePesid
• Vesture
• Zocor

If you have taken Posicor with any of the drugs listed above you may be at risk for serious medical problems and should seek medical attention right away. You may have a pharmaceutical litigation case and should contact a Dangerous Drug lawyer at Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro to discuss your case.

If you or a loved one has suffered as the result of Posicor, pharmaceuticals or dietary supplements contact the New York Drug Recall Attorneys at Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro.

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