Rezulin

Find out if you have a claim against the Rezulin manufacturer

Rezulin, the brand name for troglitazone, was a prescription drug that helped diabetics utilize insulin in the bloodstream. For those diabetics with adult-onset (Type 2) diabetes who had built a resistance to insulin, Rezulin was designed to reduce the amount of sugar produced by the liver and control the body's blood sugar levels.

For the more than 500,000 people with Type 2 Diabetes who received Rezulin, the drug was promoted as the alternative to daily insulin injections that the diabetics required to survive. Warner-Lambert, the manufacturer of Rezulin, requested and received fast track approval of Rezulin, and the drug made its way through the quickest approval process for a diabetes drug in the history of the Federal Drug Administration (FDA).

In October of 1997, there were reports of serious Rezulin side effects, including 35 cases of liver damage related to Rezulin, two ending in death. These findings led Warner-Lambert to recommend that physicians monitor their patients' liver condition by testing enzyme levels five times during the first year. When this failed to prevent Rezulin-related liver damage, Warner-Lambert raised the warning to ten exams for the first year.

On May 19, 2000, the FDA finally requested the withdrawal of Rezulin. At that time, Rezulin was associated with 90 confirmed reports of liver failure and 63 deaths. Many people who took Rezulin have suffered severe liver damage resulting in death or the need for a liver transplant. It is feared that hundreds more have sustained permanent liver damage from Rezulin use without even knowing it.

The symptoms of Rezulin-induced liver damage include jaundice (yellow skin or eyes), dark urine, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fatigue, and loss of appetite. These may be early signs of liver damage. Blood tests to monitor your liver function should be administered to determine if you have suffered any liver damage. If you suspect that you have been injured through the use of Rezulin and have questions or concerns, please call our experienced Rezulin lawyers at 1-800-THE-EAGLE (1-800-843-3245) or SUBMIT A SHORT AND SIMPLE CASE FORM HERE. You may have a Rezulin lawsuit and be entitled to compensation for your injuries.

***WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING NEW REZULIN CASES AT THIS TIME***