The maker of recalled heart drug Digitek faces at least nine federal lawsuits in New Jersey that allege the drug was dangerous and defective. The lawsuits, including one by the estate of a deceased patient, were filed against Actavis Totowa and its parent company, Iceland-based Actavis Group. The two companies that distribute the pills, Mylan Pharmaceuticals and UDL Laboratories, are also named as defendants. Similar lawsuits have been filed in West Virginia and California.
July 14, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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The maker of recalled heart drug Digitek faces at least nine federal lawsuits in New Jersey, including one where a patient died, alleging the drug was dangerous and defective.
The lawsuits were filed in U.S. District Court in Newark in recent months against Actavis Totowa LLL of Morristown, N.J., and its Iceland-based parent, Actavis Group, a generic pharmaceutical company.
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