Cylert Side Effects Litigation
Pemoline Side Effects Litigation

The hyperactivity drug Cylert and its generic equivalent, pemoline, causes liver damage and failure among patients, according to a national consumer group that has called for the drug to be removed from the market.

Public Citizen on March 24, 2005 filed a petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration calling for a ban of Cylert/pemoline. Cylert’s manufacturer, Abbott Laboratories, said on the same day that it planned soon to halt sales of Cylert, though it cited declining sales – not side effects – for its decision.

According to Public Citizen, at least 193 patients suffered serious consequences and at least 13 reportedly died from taking Cylert since it was introduced in 1975 to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. The copnsumer group cited an analysis that Cylert increased by nearly 17 times the risk of liver failure.

A total of 117,000 prescriptions were written for Cylert and pemoline last year.

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While Britain and Canada have acted to remove the drug from the market, the FDA has instead opted in previous years to toughen the drug’s warning label. The FDA has pledged to carefully review Public Citizen’s latest petition.

Besides the threat of liver damage, the consumer group contends the drug – which works by stimulating the central nervous system – has become outmoded, that newer drugs work just as well to treat ADHD and without the harmful side effects.

Said Public Citizen: “In light of this evidence of unique liver toxicity without evidence of unique therapeutic benefit, we contend that the only responsible course of action is to remove this dangerous drug from the market.”

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