Reglan Legal Rights

Understanding Your Legal Rights

The active ingredient in Reglan® (metoclopramide) has been linked to severe, life-altering side effects, including the neurological disorder tardive dyskinesia.

Tardive dyskinesia is characterized by constant, uncontrollable actions of the mouth, tongue, jaw, cheeks, arms, legs, and hips. Tardive dyskinesia can affect anyone, including infants, some of whom are prescribed Reglan because it helps them spit-up less often.

Symptoms of tardive dyskinesia include repetitive and purposeless movements, such as continual chewing, grimacing, sticking the tongue in and out, smacking the gums, pursing the lips, rapid blinking, rapid arm and leg movements, and facial distortions.

What Are My Legal Rights?

Reglan has been on the market since 1985, but it only received its black box warning—the strongest warning the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can give—in 2009, 14 years after it was released on the market. More than 2 million Americans use metoclopramide drugs.

If you or someone you care about has taken Reglan and suffered tardive dyskinesia, you have rights. You have the right to be informed of the possible side effects Reglan can cause, and the right to make an informed decision before taking Reglan. You have the right to hire an attorney to help you get the money you deserve if you or someone you care about has taken Reglan and suffered.

What Happens When I Contact Your Firm?

When you call us or fill out a free online consultation form, one of our qualified legal assistants will speak with you to learn about what happened to you. The legal assistant will guide you through a detailed questionnaire, which will then be reviewed by an attorney.

Your attorney will order your medical records and begin reviewing your file to determine the best way to proceed with your case. At our firm, we will do everything in our power to get you what you need to get your life back on track.

What Is the Legal Issue with Reglan?

One major legal issue associated with Reglan use is “failure to warn.” Because it has been known since the 1980s that Reglan was linked to tardive dyskinesia, the company should have warned users long before 2009 of the drug’s dangers. This is called “failure to warn.”

When a company with a potentially dangerous product fails to warn users of its dangers, they must be held liable for their negligence. Metoclopramide-containing drugs should have had clear, obvious warnings about its side effects, and those risks should have been known to doctors prescribing the drug. Those risks should also have been abundantly clear to people taking metoclopramide so they could weigh the risks versus benefits for themselves.  

Most tardive dyskinesia sufferers were not aware that the drug they were prescribed for heartburn or nausea could wreak havoc in their lives, nor did mothers know that their infants who were prescribed Reglan could suffer permanent movement disorders that would prevent them from ever living a normal life.

Are Reglan Lawsuits Being Filed?

Yes. Reglan lawsuits are currently being filed across the country. The lawsuits center around the manufacturer failing to warn of the link between Reglan use and the development of tardive dyskinesia in infants and adults. Many lawsuits allege that the manufacturers of Reglan were well aware of the risk of tardive dyskinesia—and have been aware of the link for more than 20 years—but didn’t disclose that fact to the proper regulatory authorities such as the Food and Drug Administration.

Who Are the Reglan Lawsuits Against?

The lawsuits our firm is filing are against the manufacturers of the active ingredient in Reglan (metoclopramide). Reglan was first manufactured by A.H. Robins Company, Inc., then sold to Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, then sold to Schwarz Pharma, Inc.

Metoclopramide has many different manufacturers including:

• Actavis Elizabeth LLC
• Alaven Pharmaceuticals LLC
• ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Baxter Healthcare Corporation
• BayPharma, Inc.
• General Injectables & Vaccines, Inc.
• Hospira, Inc.
• Mayne Pharma USA, Inc.
• Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Mutual Pharmaceutical
• Northstar RxLLC
• Piramal Healthcare Limited
• Qualitest Pharmaceuticals
• Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc.
• Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Schwarz Pharma US
• Silarx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Teva Parenteral Medicines, Inc.
• VistaPharm, Inc.
• Watson Laboratories, Inc.

Is This a Class Action Lawsuit?

No. Our firm is not filing Reglan cases as a class action. Instead, we are filing them individually because each and every case is different. We give each case the individualized attention it deserves, instead of lumping them all together. The way we do it, no one loses sight of the details of your case.

This law firm is not associated with, sponsored by, or affiliated with any of the companies listed above.