Press Release

On April 25, 2008, Actavis initiated a Class-1 Recall of all lots of Bertek and UDL Laboratories Digitek® Tablets Manufactured and Distributed by Generic Drug-Maker Actavis and Mylan Pharmaceuticals because Tablets May Contain Up to Double the dose of the Drug Digoxin.

On April 25, 2008, the FDA and the Icelandic generic drug-maker Actavis announced a Class-1 recall of all lots of Bertek and UDL Laboratories Digitek®. Digitek® is a generic brand of the drug digoxin, which is used to treat heart conditions, including atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and congestive heart failure. The drug's label advises that an overdose of Digitek®, or unknowingly taking a dose greater than the dose prescribed by a physician, can cause severe and sometimes life-threatening injuries including cardiac, kidney, gastrointestinal and central nervous system injuries, and death.

A detailed Warning Letter sent to Actavis by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in early 2007 following an inspection of a plant in New Jersey criticizes the generic drug manufacturer for deviations from good manufacturing practices. According to the "Warning Letter", available on the FDA's website at the http://www.fda.gov/foi warning letters/archive/g6235d.htm;

Significant deficiencies were found in the operations of your firm's quality control unit, and as a result there is no assurance that many drug products manufactured and released into interstate commerce by your firm have the identity, strength, quality and purity that they purport to possess.

The Warning Letter includes an extensive list of manufacturing, testing and inspection violations resulting in strength, quality and purity flaws in many of the drugs including Digitek®.

The Techmeier Law Firm S.C. is accepting cases for investigation and potential suit against the manufacturer and marketer of Digitek® where the client has sustained cardiac, kidney, gastrointestinal or central nervous system injury or death while taking Digitek®. If you believe that Digitek® has caused an injury to you or a family member, you may be entitled to recover a significant compensatory award. However, if you have suffered an injury due to Digitek®, you must act quickly to preserve your legal rights due to the statute of limitations in effect in various states and territories. You or your family should contact us immediately to discuss your particular situation.

If you, or someone you care for, has taken Digitek, contact me, Will Techmeier immediately,for your free, confidential consultation. I am here to help you and your loved ones. Call my office and put over 30 years experience on your side!

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The Techmeier Law Firm, S.C., provides legal advice and representation for people filing personal injury claims in communities throughout Wisconsin, including Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, Kenosha, Elkhorn, Lake Geneva, Mequon, West Bend, Brookfield, Green Bay, Fox River Valley, DePere, Appleton, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Waupun, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Madison, Janesville, Beloit, Kewaunee, Sturgeon Bay, Neenah, Menasha, Shawano, Waupaca, La Crosse, and Wausau, Wisconsin