Home : Unsafe Drugs : Zetia : Law Articles : Zetia Does Not Reduce Heart Attack Risk

Zetia Does Not Reduce Heart Attack Risk

However, the company failed to successfully report their research outcome on the given dates several times.  It was not until the media picked up on the company's suspect behavior and delay that the announcement came for the final deadline "soon" in December of 2007.  Finally, the results of the trial were released in January of 2008.  The results were decidedly negative by most accounts, as reported by the media including The New York Times.  In a study to specifically measure the reduction of the growth of fatty plaques in arteries, both Zetia and Vytorin were shown to increase the fatty plaque growth in the patients' arteries, almost doubling the rate of growth when compared to another leading high-cholesterol medication. 

So disturbing were the results of the study, that it reached the ears of Congressional representatives.  The chairmen of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and of its Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations have made contact with the chairmen and CEOs of Merck and Schering-Plough regarding the misrepresentation of the drugs within their advertising campaign.  The correspondence calls into question the lighthearted nature of the Zetia and Vytorin commercials and the misleading information they insinuate.  Additionally, the congressmen make inquiry to the ads continued use in television advertising claiming the exceeding success of the drug over traditional statin drug therapy, while they possessed the results of the ENHANCE trial for the two years contradicting that very fact. 

This one result leads many to believe that several cardiac complications and events could have been enabled by taking medication specifically prescribed to as a support for people at high risk for such problems.  Recently, Zetia lawsuits have been filed in several states, charging that Merck and Schering-Plough deliberately withheld the information from the ENHANCE trial proving that Zetia provided no reduction in the frequency of cardiovascular events.  Nor did they report information suggesting Zetia side effects where Zetia could be the cause of serious liver damage.  Thus far, the lawsuits seek compensation for the cost of the medication to the consumers named as plaintiffs, however, this is only the beginning, as it is highly likely that that many Zetia lawsuits claiming health complications and damages will emerge. 

It would be wise for anyone who has firsthand experience with potential complications arising from taking Zetia or Ezetimibe in any form to contact their health care provider as soon as possible, and to seriously consider contacting a Zetia lawyer in order to recoup any damages you or someone who has been affected by this medication could be entitled to through a Zetia law suit.

Need A Zetia Attorney?

First Name Last Name Email Address State
Was Your Health Negatively Affected?

Please Describe the Injury

Your Friend's Email Address

Your Email Address

Type a Message (optional)


Do you need a Zetia lawyer in Washington, DC? Contact one of our Zetia lawyers in Washington, DC now.

 

Close (x)

Looking for an Attorney?


Please type your question:

Close (x)

logo Find Legal Help for Your Zetia Case - Submit Your Information Below

Do you need legal assistance with your Zetia case?
LegalView may be able to help.


Submit your information below for a free, no-cost evaluation.

We'll submit your information to one of our partner firms.
LegalView's partners represent clients throughout the United States, for a very wide range of legal issues. Submit your information now, to see if one of LegalView's partners can help!

* Indicates Required Fields

First name *
Last name *
Email Address *
Phone Number *
()  -

State *
Legal Issue * Unsafe Drugs: Zetia Change
Was There an Injury?
Please Describe The Injury

DISCLAIMER and STATEMENT OF NON-CONFIDENTIALITY

By submitting this form, you agree that completing the above is not intended to create an attorney-client relationship.

Disclosure

Legal WebTV Network LLC, LegalView.com, and LegalWebMedia.com are group advertising sponsored by the attorneys identified here. It is not a lawyer referral service. If you submit information on this website [more...]

Legal WebTV Network LLC, LegalView.com, and LegalWebMedia.com are group advertising sponsored by the attorneys identified here. It is not a lawyer referral service. If you submit information on this website, LegalWebMedia.com will submit your information to the law firms that pay for this group advertising and to respond to your requests for information concerning legal services in their assigned local areas. If there is no sponsoring firm in your state, your inquiry will be submitted to one of the sponsoring law firms on a predetermined, rotating basis. If the sponsoring law firm accepts your case, it will associate with licensed attorneys practicing in your state, if required; the sponsoring law firm may also contact other law firms to see if they may be able to assist.

The information provided by the LegalView.com and LegalWebMedia.com websites is for advertising and informational purposes and should not be considered as legal advice from the sponsoring attorneys. The websites contain general information and may not reflect current legal developments, verdicts, or settlements. LegalView.com contains information created by others or supplied through open forums; the sponsoring law firms are not responsible for the accuracy of this information. Any person viewing or receiving information from these websites should not act or refrain from acting on the basis of any such information without first seeking appropriate legal advice from an attorney in your area. Legal WebTV Network, LLC expressly disclaims any liability with respect to actions taken or not taken by the recipient based on any or all of the information or contents contained in these websites.

Any information sent to Legal WebTV Network LLC through this website is done using standard Web encryption techology. LegalView.com will exercise all reasonable care, within technological limits, to protect the confidentiality of any information submitted via Internet e-mail or through this website. By accessing this website, you may be seeking an attorney to represent you or legal advice. However, none of the sponsoring attorneys represent you yet.

The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements.

Any transmission of information, whether via Internet e-mail or through the website, is solely for evaluation purposes by the sponsoring law firms and their associates. The transmission of any information to any attorney sponsoring advertising on LegalView.com or LegalWebMedia.com does not create an attorney-client relationship between the sender and any recipient. An attorney-client relationship can only be created by a written, signed-fee agreement entered into with an attorney. The sponsoring attorneys will treat your information as a confidential communication for the purpose of obtaining legal services or legal advice.

For more information about the sponsoring law firms, please click here.
This form is secure and encrypted. More information about secure forms and your privacy here.