New York, New York (PRWEB) July 03, 2013
A new Januvia lawsuit internet site has been launched by Bernstein Liebhard LLP to supply details to men and women who might be concerned about potential Januvia side effects, such as Januvia pancreatic cancer, Januvia pancreatitis and Januvia thyroid cancer. The internet site will also be updated regularly with the most existing data concerning the increasing litigation surrounding the type 2 diabetes drug and its alleged association with pancreatic cancer, pancreatitis, and thyroid cancer.

Januvia and comparable variety 2 diabetes drugs are coming beneath elevated scrutiny amid concerns that they may possibly boost the danger that a patient will develop pancreatic cancer, pancreatitis or thyroid cancer. This site will offer valuable info to worried sufferers and their households concerning the prospective risks connected with Januvia, as effectively as their choices for legal recourse, says Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm representing victims of defective drugs and healthcare devices. The Firm is currently offering free of charge Januvia lawsuit consultations to any person who might have been harmed right after taking Januvia or a similar drug.

Januvia Lawsuits

Januvia belongs to a class of type2 diabetes drugs identified as incretin mimetics, which support regulate blood sugar by stimulating insulin production by the pancreas. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced in March that it was investigating incretin mimetics following benefits from an unpublished study indicated these drugs may possibly cause pre-cancerous adjustments in the pancreas.* Most recently, a report published June 10th in the British Health-related Journal revealed previously unpublished information that indicated the producers of incretin mimetics could have downplayed the drugs possible to harm the pancreas.**

In 2009, a caution relating to a possible Januvia pancreatitis threat was added to the drugs label right after the FDA became conscious of 88 post-advertising cases of acute pancreatitis in individuals taking Januvia.*** In 2011, a study published in Gastroenterology discovered that use of Januvia appeared to increase the danger of pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer, while two circumstances of thyroid cancer have been also reported in the individuals who took Januvia.****

Court documents indicate that Merck & Co. has been named in a quantity of lawsuits filed on behalf of individuals who allegedly developed Januvia pancreatic cancer, Januvia pancreatitis, or Januvia thyroid cancer. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) is scheduled to hear Oral Arguments on July 25, 2013, relating to the proposed establishment of a multidistrict litigation for all federally-filed claims involving incretin mimetics, Which includes Januvia lawsuits. (In Re: Incretins Items Liability, Sales and Advertising and marketing Litigation, MDL 2452, JPML)

Individuals who have allegedly developed Januvia pancreatic cancer, thyroid cancer or pancreatitis could be entitled to compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering and far more. To learn more about filing a Januvia lawsuit, please check out Bernstein Liebhard LLPs internet site. For a lot more info, please call 800-511-5092.

*fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm343187.htm
**bmj.com/open-data/incretin#alternate BMJ, June 10, 2013
**fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm183800.htm September 25, 2009 
***gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085%2811%2900172-7/abstract, Gastroenterology, February 21, 2011

About Bernstein Liebhard LLP 
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