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Prevacid Lawsuit: Suffer Cancer After Taking Prevacid?

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If you or a loved one took Prevacid and suffered from liver cancer, pancreatic cancer or stomach cancer, you may be entitled to recover compensation from a Prevacid lawsuit or settlement.

A team of drug injury lawyers is investigating claims of patients who allege to have suffered injuries after taking Prevacid, the heartburn medication manufactured by Takeda Pharmaceuticals.

Prevacid (lansoprazole) is a Proton Pump Inhibitor PPI medication designed to reduce the amount of acids in the stomach and which is used to treat heartburn, antacid, acid reflux, stomach ulcers, damaged esophagus, gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD, esophagitis, Barrett’s esophagus, and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, among others.

Types of Prevacid Lawsuit Cases

Prevacid lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims of patients who took Prevacid over a long period of time and who allege to have suffered serious side-effects, complications or injuries including, cancer of the stomach, liver or pancreas.

Prevacid Cancer Claims

Prevacid lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims of patients who allege to have been diagnosed with cancer after using Prevacid for an extended amount of time, including:  

  • Stomach cancer
  • Gastric cancer
  • Liver cancer
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Non-cardia adenocarcinoma
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Death

Update: No longer accepting PPI cases. However, if you suffered from cancer after taking ranitidine (generic name of the heartburn medication known as Zantac), you may be entitled to compensation from a Ranitidine cancer lawsuit case.  

If you or someone you love took Prevacid and suffered cancer, you may be entitled to compensation from a Prevacid 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., Prevacid or other 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., Prevacid) 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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