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If you have suffered from liver failure or liver damage after using Multaq®, you might be eligible for compensation. To find out if you qualify, please contact our Multaq® liver injury attorneys today.

FDA Warning: Multaq (Dronedarone) Liver Failure

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a safety announcement, Jan. 14, 2011, to alert doctors and patients about the possibility of liver failure requiring transplants in persons taking Multaq®.

Two patients who took Multaq® in the last year and a half have gone into severe liver failure and needed a liver transplant. The FDA is requiring that the potential risk of liver injury be added to the Warnings and Precautions and Adverse Reactions sections of the Multaq® label.

The drug, also called dronedarone, was approved by the FDA July 2, 2009. Between the time of its approval through October 2010, 492,000 prescriptions for the drug were written.

Multaq® is prescribed to treat two types of abnormal heart rhythms, atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation, for patients who have had these abnormal rhythms in the previous six months.

Symptoms of Liver Failure

If you experience the following symptoms of liver injury and you are taking Multaq®, you should contact your physician:

• Abdominal pain
• Weakness
• Trouble breathing, especially while trying to sleep
• Shortness of breath
• Slow heart beat
• Rapid weight gain
• Diarrhea
• Redness and skin itchiness
• Rashes

Treating Liver Failure

Liver failure usually occurs slowly, over a period of years. However, a more rare condition called acute liver failure occurs rapidly — in as little as 48 hours — and is an emergency medical situation needing immediate medical care.

Sometimes, depending upon the cause, such as acetaminophen poisoning or a virus, acute liver failure can be treated. In other patients who go into acute liver failure, however, it is not possible to save the liver and they need a liver transplant. Luckily, liver transplantation has become a common and often successful procedure.

Contact a Multaq® Liver Failure Lawyer

If you or some you love has suffered acute liver failure as a result of taking Multaq®, you understand the gravity of this situation and the possibility of dying. You should not hesitate to contact an attorney to discuss your options for filing a lawsuit.

Our Multaq® liver failure lawyers are available to investigate lawsuits on behalf of individuals and families who have been harmed by the dangerous side effects of Multaq®. Contact us today for an evaluation of your case.

"FDA Alert: Multaq® Linked to Liver Failure"

The FDA notified healthcare professionals about new findings that link Multaq® to severe liver injuries, Jan. 14, 2011. The agency said there were two report...

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