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Dozens of Abilify compulsive gambling lawsuits were centralized in a Florida federal court on October 3, 2016.
These cases were filed on behalf of individuals who experienced significant financial and mental losses after taking the antipsychotic drug Abilify.
Abilify compulsive gambling lawsuits have been filed against the manufacturers of the drug, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., and Otsuka Pharmaceutical.
The Abilify lawsuits pending in 14 districts were consolidated into multidistrict litigation (MDL) in Florida in an effort to:
The cases were consolidated before Chief Judge M. Casey Rodgers, who is already presiding over two Abilify cases in Florida’s Northern District in Pensacola.
Product liability lawsuits against the Abilify makers allege that the companies withheld information from consumers.
Furthermore, the lawsuits allege that medical professionals were not informed about how Abilify use can lead to compulsive gambling and other compulsive behaviors.
The plaintiffs in many of these cases claim pathological gambling activity, loss of employment, severe damage to financial stability, and other mental and physical damages as a result of their Abilify use.
Their gambling problems typically ended soon after they stopped the medication.
Despite the fact that the European FDA (European Medicines Agency) required Abilify warnings about the risk of compulsive gambling starting in 2012 and regulatory officials in Canada mandated similar warnings in late 2015, such warnings were not provided to consumers in the U.S. until May of 2016.
On May 3, 2016, the FDA issued a warning that compulsive or uncontrollable urges to gamble, binge eat, shop, and have sex have been reported with the use of Abilify.
Abilify (aripiprazole) is an antipsychotic drug that was approved by the FDA in 2002.
The medication is used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and autism spectrum disorders.
Abilify has generated sales of more than $6 billion per year and was the top selling brand name drug on the market in 2013.
In 2014, a study published in the medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine reported evidence that dopamine receptor agonists (often used to treat Parkinson’s Disease) were linked to gambling and other impulse-control problems, the same behavioral problems associated with Abilify use.
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Camp Lejeune’s water contamination issue spanned several decades starting in the 1950s. Exposure to these chemicals has been linked to various serious health issues, including cancer, organ diseases, and death.
Research is increasingly suggesting a link between the use of Tylenol during pregnancy and the development of neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism and ADHD, in infants.
Legal action is being taken against manufacturers of Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF), a chemical used in fighting fires. The plaintiffs allege that exposure to the foam caused health issues such as cancer, organ damage, and birth and fertility issues.
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Austin, Kentucky-based Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese has recalled batch 231129 of its St. Jerome cheese after routine testing conducted by the Kentucky Department of Public Health showed the organism Listeria monocytogenes to be present in a single package, reports the FDA. While healthy people infected with
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Indio, California-based Stutz Packing Company has recalled its 1-pound bags of shelled walnuts because a potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination has been identified in the product, reports the FDA. While healthy people infected with the organism may only experience short-lived symptoms like “high fever, severe headache,