Consumer groups warn millions of Americans about the risks associated with zinc-containing denture creams

The Ohio denture cream attorneys at Elk & Elk have the knowledge and resources to help denture cream injury sufferers.

Millions of Americans wear dentures and use denture creams, such as Poligrip, Super Poligrip or Fixodent, to keep dentures in place, especially older citizens who may have been using these products for years or even deacdes. Now, some of the most popular denture creams on the market - Poligrip®, Super Poligrip® and Fixodent® - have been found to put people at risk for zinc poisoning, zinc toxicity and neuropathy, or nerve damage. If you or someone you love has suffered a side effect as a result of using a denture cream product, contact the Ohio Drug lawyers at Elk & Elk immediately.

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare issued a consumer advisory warning about the health risks associated with long-term use of zinc-containing denture creams manufactured by GSK and Proctor and Gamble Co. In addition to zinc poisoning, zinc toxicity and neuropathy, the drug and device recall lawyers at Elk & Elk in Ohio learned that overuse of these products can also lead to a number of other serious side effects:

• Copper deficiency
• Difficulty walking
• Instability
• Loss of sensation
• Weakness
• Number of tingling in the limbs
• Joint pain
• Urine retention
• Low blood pressure
• Seizures
• Intestinal distress

GlaxoSmithKline has voluntary taken precautionary action; ending manufacturing and the supply of its zinc-containing denture creams that have been marketed across the globe. In addition, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering placing a black-box warning - the highest warning label that the FDA can issue – on denture creams that are affected.

Consumers expect that when medical products are brought to the market, they will perform in the manner in which they're designed to work. Consequently, denture wearers will often apply excessive amounts of adhesive cream in order to secure ill-fitted dentures. However, this has allowed harmful levels of zinc to enter the body, causing serious side effects. 

That is why you need an Ohio drug and device lawyer at Elk & Elk if you are a regular user of denture creams such as Poligrip, Super Poligrip or Fixodent and have suffered from zinc.