Gardasil Side Effect Lawyers

Cervical cancer is a disease that's affected far too many women around the world, and the American Cancer Society estimates that more than 11,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with this disease within the next year. Additionally, cervical cancer will kill more than 4,000 women within that timeframe according to the same body of estimates.

However, promising research has allowed for new medications that fight cervical cancer to hit the market, and one of them is known as Gardasil. Below you'll find information regarding how Gardasil works, the problems it has encountered, the government's response to these problems and how you should proceed if you or someone you love has been injured as a result of using this medication.

Gardasil Overview

Gardasil was released on the heels of a promising discovery by researchers in relation to cervical cancer. Researchers identified a virus, known as the human papillomavirus, or HPV. HPV has been directly linked to the development of cervical cancer, and based on this discovery, drug companies began to formulate medications that fought this virus.

Merck & Co. formulated Gardasil, and it was approved for use in the United States in 2006. The drug immediately took off in terms of sales, and the SEC has estimated that it has generated more than $1.5 billion in revenue since its approval. Patients need three injections of Gardasil over the period of a few weeks, and the per-treatment cost of Gardasil averages $360. Overall, it's estimated that more than 8 million women received this treatment.

Gardasil works by stimulating the immune system to formulate antibodies that are basically programmed to fight the HPV virus. There are several different forms of this virus, and while Gardasil does not protect against all of them, it does fight the four strains of HPV that are believed to cause approximately 70% of the cases of cervical cancer in women.

Gardasil Side Effect Injury and Lawsuit

Unfortunately, it wasn't long before problems began to arise with Gardasil. There were approximately 20 reports of deaths by women who had used Gardasil, and thousands of other patients had developed serious side effects. Examples of these common side effects include:
  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome
  • Paralysis
  • Anaphylactic shock
  • Spontaneous abortion
  • Coma
  • Seizures
  • Convulsions
  • Optic lesions
Perhaps the most notable aspect of this analysis is that Gardasil does not discriminate in terms of age - women of all ages face the same risk of side effects.

FDA Reaction to Gardasil

As of now, the FDA has not taken any official action in response to these negative reports. In fact, the FDA's Web site offers the following statement in regards to Gardasil:

Based on the review of available information by FDA and CDC, Gardasil continues to be safe and effective, and its benefits continue to outweigh its risks.

CDC has not changed its recommendations for use of Gardasil. FDA has not made any changes to the prescribing information for how the vaccine is used or to the vaccine's Precautions. In addition, FDA routinely reviews manufacturing information, and has not identified any issues affecting the safety, purity and potency of Gardasil.

However, public interest groups such as Judicial Watch have been promoting the statistics regarding thousands of adverse reactions and more than a dozen deaths, and civil lawsuits have been filed across the United States. Unless and until the government decides to take action against any drug that could be defective, the civil court system is the recourse of choice for those who have been harmed as a result of using a defective medication.

Gardasil Injury Attorney and Lawyer - Take Action

As you can see, Gardasil is an extremely popular medication that's used by millions of women, and the medication has produced billions of dollars in revenue for a pharmaceutical giant. The prospect of taking on such an enormous opponent if you've been harmed by Gardasil may seem daunting, but that's the biggest reason that you should contact the defective drugs attorneys at Phillips Webster to schedule a free initial consultation if you have suffered because of this medication.

The attorneys at the firm have a long and successful track record of holding corporate behemoths accountable for the injuries they cause with their products, and you need to 'level the playing field' in this sort of situation so that your legal rights are properly protected and enforced. Contact the firm today to get this process started.
 



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