Class Action Filed Against Manufacturer of Digitek
http://www.burgsimpson.com/digitek.htmlIn what may be the first Digitek product liability lawsuit has been filed in the Michigan Supreme Court. The class action drug product liability suit is seeking damages in excess of $75,000 from Digitek manufacturers the Activis Group. Digitek is the brand name for the heart drug digitalis. During the manufacturing process the tablets were created double strength. There was an Food and Drug Administration recall shortly thereafter. An overdose of digitalis can result in death from ventricular arrhythmia, or heart block. Non-fatal complications include nausea, vomiting, severe weight loss, diarrhea, mental confusion, vision changes and elevated blood pressure, which can lead to cerebral strokes.




