Injectafer Class Action Lawsuit: All You Need To Know About This Iron Supplement

First Things First - What Is Injectafer?

Injectafer is an iron supplement often prescribed to people suffering from iron deficiency anemia, also known as IDA.

It is an injectable form of ferric carboxymaltose (FCM) and is introduced directly to the bloodstream.

The supplement, then, boosts the levels of iron in the body.

It is often prescribed to treat anemia in people who have chronic kidney disease (not on dialysis) and cannot consume oral supplements.

Injectafer is usually administered twice within at least seven days.

Although the iron supplement has gained popularity way quickly, it comes with its risks.

What is HPP?

HPP indicates dangerously low levels of phosphate in your body.

As a matter of fact, our body procures phosphate from various food sources – milk, meat, eggs, and beans.

Phosphate plays an important role in taking care of important structures like nerves, bones, muscles, and teeth.

However, when the phosphate levels start dropping down, our bodies fail to function normally.

This means that your nerves, bones, teeth, and muscles do not get ample nutrients to stay healthy.

What Is Wrong With Injectafer?

The side effects of Injectafer came into the highlight in 2016 when researchers reported that patients getting injected with FCM are at an increased risk of developing HPP.

Researchers concluded that the probability of patients injected with Injectafer suffering from HPP was 45.5%, while 32% of these patients had developed severe HPP.

The research inferred that patients consuming FCM are more prone to developing a prolonged HPP condition and must be observed carefully.

A similar study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation revealed that the rate of HPP was significantly higher in the people consuming FCM.

Following this, lawsuits have been filed against the manufacturers for misguiding people and hiding adequate warnings related to the dangers of HPP.

To provide you with a better perspective, an alternative iron supplement called iron isolmaltoside (IIM) only exposes 4% of patients to HPP and has not reported any severe cases.

It was found that the body takes 41 days to achieve full-blown HPP after consuming FCM.

Considering all this factual data, four medical professionals wrote to the Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics in 2017 about the risk of developing HPP in patients after getting injected with FCM.

American Regent has not investigated, and neither provided precautionary warnings related to the condition of HPP from Injectafer, thus putting many patients at an increased risk of unexpected side effects.

It is important to mention here that the American Regent only lists a few side effects resulting from consuming Injectafer.

These include nausea, low levels of phosphorous in the blood, and headaches.

However, that’s not all.

Some of the prominent side effects include muscle pain, seizures, bone pain, and fractures, coma, confusion, heart failure, and respiratory failure.

These symptoms could turn more severe, depending on the situation, and could even lead to death.

Injectafer Case Action Lawsuits So Far

Due to the potential side effects, various consumers have adopted a legal route to deal with the matter.

A Florida woman filed her lawsuit against American Regent in January 2020.

The plaintiff also named other related companies like Vifor Pharmaceuticals and Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd in the lawsuit.

The plaintiff claimed that she suffered from iron deficiency anemia in 2006 and was given three Injectafer injections in 2019.

After receiving the treatment, she developed hypophosphatemia, which worsened her condition so much that she was sent to the emergency room.

She claimed that the side effects of this iron supplement are still haunting her.

She still suffers from severe fatigue, headache, labored breathing, and a racing heartbeat.

The plaintiff says that despite knowing the probable side effects, the manufacturer concealed the life-threatening side effects of the drug, which led her to suffer from medical injuries.

How Can I Benefit From Injectafer Lawsuit?

If you or any of your loved ones had suffered from the side effects of Injectafer, we would recommend contacting the medical injury lawyers for Injectafer class action at Keith Law Group.

We can help you with Injectafer lawsuits and assist you in getting financial compensation for your medical injuries.

Contact us today to learn more.