If you or a loved one took Nexium, Prilosec, Prevacid or other proton pump inhibitor medications for heartburn and suffered from stomach cancer, liver cancer or pancreatic cancer, you may be entitled to recover compensation from a proton pump inhibitor lawsuit or settlement.
A team of drug injury lawyers and class action attorneys is investigating potential lawsuit and settlement claims of patients who claim to have suffered injuries after taking Prilosec, Nexium, Prevacid, Protonix or other Proton Pump Inhibitors or PPI medications.
Proton Pump Inhibitors are heartburn medications used to treat heartburn, antacid, acid reflux, stomach ulcers, damaged esophagus, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), esophagitis, Barrett’s esophagus, and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, among others.
Types of Proton Pump Inhibitor Lawsuit Cases
Proton pump inhibitor lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include the following types of cases, among others:
- Prilosec lawsuit (omeprazole)
- Nexium lawsuit (esomeprazole)
- Prevacid lawsuit (lansoprazole)
- Protonix (pantoprazole)
- AcipHex (rabeprazole)
- Dexilant (dexlansoprazole)
- Kapidex (dexlansoprazole)
- Zegerid (omeprazole/ sodium bicarbonate)
- Other Proton Pump Inhibitor lawsuits
Proton Pump Inhibitor lawsuits filed in federal district courts have been consolidated and/or transferred into a multi district litigation or MDL, styled In Re Proton-Pump Inhibitor Products Liability Litigation (No. II), Case No. 2:17-md-02789, MDL No. 2789, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey.
Defendants in the Proton Pump Inhibitor MDL litigation proceedings have included Abbott Laboratories, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corporation, Novartis, Pfizer, The Procter & Gamble Company and Takeda Pharmaceuticals.
PPI Cancer Cases
PPI lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims of patients who used Proton Pump Inhibitors over long periods of time and were diagnosed with cancer, including:
- Stomach cancer
- Gastric cancer
- Liver cancer
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Pancreatic cancer
- Non-cardia adenocarcinoma
- Death
The American Cancer Society has estimated that about 42,810 liver cancer cases will be diagnosed each year in the U.S. According to a study that examined the association between PPIs and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, long term PPI use may increase the risk of a form of liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) in certain patients.
The American Cancer Society has estimated that there are about 57,600 newly diagnosed pancreatic cancer cases each year in the U.S. According to a study that examined whether the use of proton pump inhibitors correlates with increased risk of pancreatic cancer, taking PPIs may correlate with increased risk of pancreatic cancer.
The American Cancer Society has estimated that there are about 27,600 newly diagnosed stomach cancer cases each year in the U.S. According to several studies long-term treatment with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may be linked with increased an risk of gastric cancer.
Update: No longer accepting PPI cases. However, another heartburn medication known as Zantac (Ranitidine) was the subject of a recall. If you took Zantac or Ranitidine and were diagnosed with cancer, you may be entitled to compensation from a Zantac cancer lawsuit case.
If you or someone you love took proton pump inhibitor or PPI medications and suffered cancer, you may be entitled to compensation from a proton pump inhibitor lawsuit or settlement. Contact a drug injury lawyer to request a free case review.
*If you or a loved one are experiencing health issues, side effects or complications after taking a prescription drug or medication (i.e., proton pump inhibitors or PPIs), we urge you to promptly consult with your doctor or physician for an evaluation.
**The listing of a company or product (e.g., Prilosec, Nexium, Prevacid, Protonix, etc.) is not meant to state or imply that the company acted illegally or improperly or that the product is unsafe or defective; rather only that an investigation may be, is or was being conducted to determine whether legal rights have been violated.
***The use of any trademarks, tradenames or service marks is solely for product identification and/or informational purposes.
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