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Key Rezulin Terms
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Alkaline Phosphatase
An enzyme produced by liver (and other) cells. Elevated blood levels
of this substance may indicate abnormal function of the liver, found
to occur in Rezulin patients.
Antibody
A Y-shaped protein on the surface of B cells that is secreted into
the blood or lymph in response to an antigenic stimulus, such as
a bacterium, virus, parasite, or transplanted organ, and that neutralizes
the antigen by binding specifically to it; an immunoglobin.
Bile
A bitter, alkaline, brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow fluid that
is secreted by the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and discharged
into the duodenum and aids in the emulsification, digestion, and
absorption of fats.
Biopsy
The removal and examination of tissue for diagnosis.
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Cirrhosis
A chronic disease of the liver characterized by the replacement
of normal tissue with fibrous tissue and the loss of functional
liver cells. Cirrhosis of the liver has caused Rezulin patients
to need liver transplants and has led to numerous deaths.
Detoxify
To change a harmful substance into a safer form.
Diabetes
Diabetes is a disease in which
patients have high levels of sugar in their blood. When Rezulin
diabetes drug was first introduced to the market it was approved
to help treat Type-2 diabetes, which affects more than 15 million
Americans. This type of diabetes usually develops in adulthood and
is caused by the body’s inability to make enough, or to effectively
use, insulin.
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Enzyme
A protein made in the body and capable of changing a substance from
one form to another.
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Glucose
A simple sugar that is the end product of carbohydrate digestion
and is found in the blood.
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Hypoglycemia
An abnormally low level of glucose in the blood. Medication-induced
is a common occurrence during the treatment of Type-2 diabetes.
Rezulin was approved to treat Type-2 diabetes.
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Immunosuppressive Drug Treatment
Medications given to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ.
After the numerous cases of liver damage Rezulin caused, the need
for a liver transplant became necessary.
Insulin
A hormone secreted by the beta cells in the pancreas that controls
the metabolism and cellular update of sugars, proteins and fats.
As a drug it is used principally to control Type-2 diabetes.
Intravenous or IV
Refers to giving medicines or fluids directly through the veins.
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Jaundice
A yellowing of the skin and eyes caused by excess bile products
in the blood. This would occur due to liver damage.
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Liver
A large, reddish-brown, glandular vertebrate organ located in the
upper right portion of the abdominal cavity that secretes bile and
is active in the formation of certain blood proteins and in the
metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. The liver is the
largest solid organ in the body, situated on the right side below
the diaphragm.
Liver Enzymes
Substances produced by the liver and released into the blood; these
are measured to assess liver function.
Liver Transplantation
The Rezulin side effects that prompted the Rezulin recall include
serious cases of liver damage and failure. Rezulin patients that
have suffered liver damages sometimes require a liver transplant
in which a diseased liver is replaced with a segment of liver from
a healthy human donor (usually a relative or close friend).
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Rejection
The failure of a recipient's body to accept a transplanted tissue
or organ as the result of immunological incompatability; immunological
resistance to foreign tissue. The possibility for a liver transplant
to be rejected after a Rezulin transplant surgery can occur.
Retransplantation
Due to organ rejection or transplant failure, some Rezulin patients
will need another liver transplant and has to return to the waiting
list.
Rezulin
Rezulin, or troglitazone, is a prescription medication created by
Warner-Lambert to treat Type-2 diabetes. Rezulin has had serious
health risks, including liver failure resulting in deaths, prompting
the FDA diabetes drug recall of Rezulin on March 21, 2000.
Rezulin Lawsuit
Numerous Rezulin lawsuits have been settled due to the serious and
life-threatening conditions Rezulin has caused. To learn if you
may have a case for the Rezulin side effects you, or someone you
love, has experienced, contact us.
Rezulin Lawyer
To contact an expert Rezulin lawyer contact us so that you can learn
what damages you are entitled to for the Rezulin side effects you
have experienced.
Rezulin Recall
Approximately two million diabetes patients took Rezulin prior to
the FDA recall on March 21, 2000.
The FDA had reports of 63 Rezulin liver failure deaths.
Rezulin Side Effects
The Rezulin side effects the diabetes
drug has been directly linked to are serious, life-threatening conditions,
including liver damage and liver failure resulting in death or the
need for liver transplants. Rezulin side effects also include cirrhosis
of the liver.
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Status
Indicates the degree of medical urgency for a Rezulin patient awaiting
a liver transplant.
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Transplant Surgery
Is the transfer of a tissue or an organ from one person to another,
or from one site to another in the same person. The liver damage
Rezulin has caused from the use of the diabetes drug has led to
Rezulin patients needing liver transplants.
Waiting List
Rezulin liver damages have resulted in the need for liver transplants.
An evaluation by the transplant physician allows a Rezulin patient
to be added to the national waiting list by the transplant center.
Lists are specific to both geographic area and organ type, such
as the liver. Each time a donor becomes available, the UNOS computer
generates a list of potential recipients based on factors that include
genetic similarity, organ size, medical urgency and time on the
waiting list. Through this process, a new list is generated each
time an organ becomes available.
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