Unapproved, “Off-Label” Uses of Botox Cause Patient Deaths and Injuries
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Botox, the blockbuster wrinkle fighting drug touted as a quick and easy way to look younger, has caused scores of deaths and devastating injuries in patients who took the drug for cosmetic and therapeutic uses that have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to a recently filed civil lawsuit. The suit was filed on July 9, 2008 by the law firms of Mark & Associates, P.C., and McGinnis, Lochridge, Kilgore, L.L.P., on behalf of 15 Botox patients from across the United States. It alleges the drug’s maker, Allergan, Inc., of Irvine, California, has failed to adequately…Continue » Posted in Dangerous Drugs • Botox