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Rezulin (Troglitazone) is a prescription to treat Type 2 Diabetes. It lowers the blood glucose levels in the body by improving the way cells respond to the presence of insulin. It streamlines the processing of insulin and helps diabetics use insulin more effectively. It is manufactured by Parke-Davis (a subsidiary of the Warner-Lambert Company); the FDA approved Rezulin in January of 1997. The FDA recalled Rezulin in March 2000 because it caused liver failure. Approximately 90 cases of liver failure were reported to the FDA - 63 resulted in death and 10 resulted in liver transplants. There were also some reports linking it to heart failure. SIDE EFFECTS The liver is the primary organ that processes any medication or drugs taken into the human body. When a drug enters the bloodstream, it is the liver that is responsible for breaking the drug down into chemicals that body can use and also eliminates the toxins that the rest of the organs cannot tolerate. During this process, these chemicals can attack and injure the liver. The Merck Manual standard reference recognizes troglitazone (the active ingredient in Rezulin) as capable of causing "serious hepatotoxicity", or serious destruction and/or poisoning of the liver. Drug-induced liver injury can resemble the symptoms of any acute or chronic liver disease. This kind of liver disease can show signs of (1) yellowness of the skin, (2) abdominal pain, (3) brown or dark urine, (4) loss of appetite and weight loss. Rezulin also causes abnormal thickening of the left ventricular wall in the heart. This kind of thickening can cause heart failures in many patients. IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED, YOU NEED THE LAW FIRM OF BOURGAULT & HARDING CALL 800.880.1438 Copyright 2006 - All Rights Reserved Bourgault & Harding, A Law Firm 1100 East Bridger Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89101 tel 702.384.8023 fax 702.384.5731 Nevada Rezulin Attorneys Disclaimer: The Las Vegas Auto Accidents, and Big-Rig Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Bicycle Accidents, Airplane Accidents, Bus & Train Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Boating & Watercraft Accidents, Swimming Pool Accidents, Amusement Park Accidents, Construction Site Accidents, Drunk Driver Accidents, Defective Roads Accidents, Wrongful Death, Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Burn Injury, Animal Attacks/Dog Bite, Slip and Fall Accidents, Premises Liability, Dangerous Drugs Litigation, Defective Medical Devices, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Product Liability, Toxic Substances in Nevada. Please contact a Nevada Personal Injury Lawyer, Las Vegas Personal Injury Attorney. This web site is not intended to solicit clients for matters outside of the state of Nevada. ©2006 The Law Offices of Bourgault & Harding. Las Vegas, Nevada Personal Injury Lawyers, serving the communities of: Las Vegas, Clark County Nevada. 
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