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drug_recall viagraIn May 2005, the federal Food and Drug Administration publicly announced they were investigating fifty reports of serious vision side effects- including blindness- allegedly caused by Viagra use. A lawsuit was filed later that May against Pfizer (the makers of Viagra) on behalf of a Texan man who developed a rare eye condition while using Viagra. Through this lawsuit, the plaintiff seeks compensation for his alleged Viagra injuries and seeks class action status to allow other Viagra users who have been similarly injured to seek compensation for their losses and suffering.
Viagra is a popular prescription drug that was approved by the FDA in March of 1998. Viagra is an effective erectile dysfunction, or impotency, drug that allows a man to respond naturally to sexual stimulation. Since its approval, Viagra has been used by 23 million men world wide. It is estimated that 100 million adult males suffer from erectile dysfunction due to a variety of causes including heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, and other health conditions.
Unfortunately, these same health conditions are also factors which increase the risk of developing the vision problems suffered by some Viagra users. Of the fifty cases of vision problems reported to the FDA, many of the men also had one of these conditions. In most of these injury cases, the Viagra users have developed a condition called NAION, or nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy. NAION restricts the blood flow through the optic nerve to the eye, resulting in painless vision problems which can ultimately lead to partial or total permanent vision loss.
Pfizer refutes the alleged correlation between Viagra use and development of this serious eye disease. Pfizer representatives have announced that of the 103 Viagra clinical studies conducted on 13,000 participants, not a single case of NAION has been discovered. Critics of the Viagra-NAION connection state that fifty cases of NAION in Viagra users is to be expected, given the sheer population of Viagra users across the nation.
Other experts are much more critical of the notion that these cases of NAION in Viagra users are simply a product of probability or coincidence. Many injured Viagra users developed NAION and other harmful visual problems as soon as 45 minutes after taking Viagra. Visual problems also appear to worsen with the continuation of Viagra use. Doctors have long been urging the FDA and Pfizer to take the visual side effects caused by Viagra more seriously. The most common Viagra side effects include headaches, facial flushing, indigestion, light sensitivity, and changes in the perception of green and blue colors. Viagra can cause a fatal drug reaction in patients who are currently receiving nitrate therapy.
The FDA is still investigating the link between Viagra use and serious visual side effects. If you or a loved one is taking Viagra, you may wish to speak with your doctor about the benefits and risks of continuing Viagra use. If you have suffered visual or other side effects while taking Viagra, you may wish to speak to an attorney who can advise you of your legal rights and options.
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