Permax (Pergolide): Warning - Heart Valve Problems, valvular insufficiency.
Breaking news about the potential dangers of Permax!
Permax is a drug manufactured by Eli Lilly & Co., and Permax is actually the brand name for the active generic drug called Pergolide. Permax is primarily used to help ease the symptoms of patients with Parkinson's Disease, and it has been found to be most effective when combined with levodopa. Together, these medications are supposed to minimize the effects of the seizures and uncontrollable shaking associated with typical Parkinson's Disease patients.
Permax and Heart Valve Problems: Evidence of leaky heart valves, known as valvular insufficiency
The FDA's Web site also reports that besides the side effect detailed above, Permax has been found to cause serious inflammation and fibrosis, which cause potentially-permanent damage to a patient's heart valves. Although these instances are rare in a purely statistical sense, every precaution must be taken in order to prevent this side effect.
FDA Warnings
In 2003, Eli Lilly & Co. formulated and released a letter to all medical professionals warning them of perhaps the most dangerous side effect associated with Permax: the tendency to fall asleep without notice. This condition is especially dangerous because it can appear with no warning, and is particularly dangerous when people using Permax drive automobiles regularly, as this can lead to serious accidents.
Your Rights: Attorney and Lawyers that can help
If you have been harmed as a result of taking Permax, you need to take an additional step besides consulting with your doctor. You need to contact an attorney immediately in order to protect and enforce your rights. An experience attorney will be able to fully explain your rights to you, and he or she will guide you through the often-complicated process of working with the manufacturer in order to make you whole. However, you need to act now, as if you wait too long, the law may prevent you from asserting an otherwise-valid claim.
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