Warnings About Reglan Tardive Dyskinesia Come Two Years Later in Canada
On February 26, 2009, the FDA issued a press release stating that they were requiring a black box warning on the heartburn drug Reglan (metoclopramide). The warning alerted physicians and consumers to the potential increased risk of Reglan neurological side effects associated with long-term ingestion of the drug, particularly the serious movement disorder called tardive dyskinesia. About two years later,… Read more »
Oregon Plaintiff Claims Neurological Side Effects From Reglan
Oregon resident Joyce Klopp filed a new Reglan side effects lawsuit on June 26, 2012, in the Superior Court of California, San Francisco. Klopp seeks to hold manufacturers liable for injuries she suffered after taking the heartburn drug. Klopp names both name-brand manufacturer of Reglan Wyeth LLC and generic manufacturers Schwarz Pharma and Teva Pharmaceuticals as defendants in her case…. Read more »
Reglan Side Effects Include Tardive Dyskinesia & Other Movement Disorders
Approved by the FDA in 1985, Reglan (metoclopramide) has long been used to treat heartburn, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and nausea and vomiting related to cancer treatments. In 2009, however, the FDA required all manufacturers of metoclopramide to add a black box warning to the drug labels alerting physicians and patients to the risks associated with long-term or high-dose use…. Read more »
Three Plaintiffs Seek Relief in Reglan Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Amidst a growing number of cases concerning severe Reglan side effects, another plaintiff has launched a lawsuit, alleging she suffered Reglan tardive dyskinesia after taking the drug for an extended period of time, per her doctor’s prescription. In the case, filed in the Superior Court of California on June 16, 2012, the plaintiff alleges that she took the drug from… Read more »
Generic Reglan Case Claims Manufacturer Actively Promoted Off-Label Uses
On June 4, 2012, Judge Eldon E. Fallon of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana refused to dismiss a lawsuit involving side effects of the reflux drug Reglan. The case in question belongs to Joshua and Lindsey Whitener, who allege that a generic version of Reglan (metoclopramide) taken during pregnancy caused Lindsey Whitener to develop tardive… Read more »
