The symptoms of bladder cancer aren’t surprising to most patients: bloody or red urine, pain while urinating, and pain in the lower back, to name a few. However, it is a surprise when bladder cancer patients learn what might be the cause: Actos (pioglitazone) medications such as Actoplus Met and Duetact.
Are you a Type 2 diabetes patient? Your doctor may have prescribed you a pioglitazone-based medication and, as a result, unsuspectingly exposed you to an elevated risk for bladder cancer. According to an FDA report on an ongoing medical study, patients who take Actos for more than a year face a 40% higher risk of developing bladder cancer. The risk to patients is so high that French health officials have banned the drug altogether.
Worried that a causal connection may exist between your bladder cancer symptoms, bladder cancer, and your Actos treatments? Ready to find out what steps you should take? Talk to the attorneys and dedicated professionals at the Dallas law firm of Fears Nachawati to find out more information today. For a free consultation, call us at 1.866.545.8364 or email mn@fnlawfirm.com. We’re ready to fight for you!