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Wyeth has been named in a lawsuit for the death of a three-year-old girl. According to the parents, under their doctor’s advice, their daughter was given the over-the-counter medicine children’s Advil to treat her fever.
Within two weeks, the little girl had itchy eyes, a rash and burns over most of her body. She was later diagnosed with the rare skin disease called Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.
Toxic epidermal necrolysis is the most severe form of Stevens Johnson Syndrome that is fatal in up to one-third of all cases. For the three-year-old girl, the disorder took her life.
In the lawsuit, the girl’s parents claim Wyeth was aware of the connection between Advil and the deadly diseases but failed to adequately warn consumers. Wyeth said in a statement that the labeling is “both appropriate and effective”.
Advil labels carry a warning of Stevens Johnson Syndrome in Europe but not in the U.S.
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