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Actos warnings have been appearing all over the place lately – online, in press releases and in radio, television and newspaper ads – ever since the diabetes medication became the subject of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning in June, 2011. The warning came on the heels of a five-year progress report from a continuing study by the drug’s manufacturer, Takeda Pharmaceuticals. The study has linked long-term use of Actos to bladder cancer, the FDA reports.

If you or someone you know has been taking Actos (pioglitazone) for a year or longer and have been diagnosed with bladder cancer, call the Actos bladder cancer lawyers at Elk & Elk at 1-800-ELK-OHIO or fill out our free, no-obligation online case evaluation form. All it takes is a few minutes to share your information and Elk & Elk’s lawyers for Actos warning will begin to research the facts and make sure your rights are being protected. If you’ve been injured and it’s due to Actos, our Ohio injury lawyers will work night and day to ensure your rights are protected and you get all of the compensation to which you are entitled.

According to the FDA, the study monitored more than 190,000 people aged at least 40 who have type-2 diabetes. The group had been taking Actos longer than a year and showed a 40-percent higher risk of a bladder cancer diagnosis. A similar study conducted by French authorities – which kept track of 1.5 million diabetics – also found a link between Actos and an increased risk for bladder cancer, the administration reported.

The lawyers for Actos warning here at Elk & Elk want you to make sure you recognize the symptoms of bladder cancer, which include:

• Finding blood in your urine (which may make urine look rusty or dark red)
• Feeling an urgent need to empty your bladder
• Having to empty your bladder more often than you used to
• Feeling the need to empty your bladder without results
• Needing to strain (bear down) when you empty your bladder
• Feeling pain when you empty your bladder

(SOURCE: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/bladder/page5)

Actos bladder cancer lawyers may be appearing by the dozens in Internet searches and throughout other media outlets, but the Ohio injury lawyers at Elk & Elk have the distinction of being part of a nearly-50-year-old law firm that knows how to get the most compensation for its clients. We have the money, the time, the experts and the staff to take big companies, insurance giants and their courtroom-savvy defense attorneys to task. We prepare each case we take for trial and we WILL NOT SETTLE for less than you and your family are rightly owed for your pain and suffering. Call us today at 1-800-ELK-OHIO to see the difference our attorneys can make for you.