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If you or a loved one took Digitek® and suffered serious heart problems, you may be entitled to compensation.

Our lawyers are investigating these cases and anyone who has taken Digitek, manufactured under the Bertek and/or UDL Laboratories labels from 2005 to the present. Wal-Mart's pharmacies have recently sent a recall letter as well and a number of other pharmacies.

The recall was due to Digitek® tablets containing twice the approved level of active ingredient.
If you or a loved one has experienced death or serious injury from taking Digitek, including chronic cardiac conditions such as slow heart rate, rapid heart beat, dysrhythmia, A/V block and cardiac arrest, please call us at 877-638-6226 or fill out a free online consultation form so you can tell us more. Please keep any bottles and left over pills.

Labels: Arkansas Digitek Lawyer -- Digitek Drug Overdose for Heart Patients

FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the company.
Actavis Totowa (formerly known as Amide Pharmaceutical, Inc.) recalls all lots of Bertek and UDL Laboratories Digitek® (digoxin tablets, USP) as precaution
Contact:Stericycle customer service1-888-276-6166

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Morristown, NJ -- April 25, 2008 -- Actavis Totowa LLC, a United States manufacturing division of the international generic pharmaceutical company Actavis Group, is initiating a Class I nationwide recall of Digitek® (digoxin tablets, USP, all strengths) for oral use. The products are distributed by Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., under a "Bertek" label and by UDL Laboratories, Inc. under a "UDL" label.
The voluntary all lot recall is due to the possibility that tablets with double the appropriate thickness may have been commercially released. These tablets may contain twice the approved level of active ingredient than it appropriate.
Digitek® is used to treat heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms. The existence of double strength tablets poses a risk of digitalis toxicity in patients with renal failure. Digitalis toxicity can cause nausea, vomiting, dizziness, low blood pressure, cardiac instability and bradycardia. Death can also result from excessive Digitalis intake. Several reports of illnesses and injuries have been received.
Actavis manufactures the products for Mylan and the products are distributed by Mylan and UDL under the Bertek and UDL labels. Bertek and UDL are affiliates of Mylan.
Any customer inquiries related to this action should be addressed to Stericycle customer service at 1-888-276-6166 with representatives available Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm EST. Additional information about the voluntary recall can also be found at http://www.actavis.us/.
Retailers who have this product are urged to return the product to their place of purchase. If consumers have medical questions, they should contact their health care providers.

This recall is being conducted with the knowledge of the Food and Drug Administration.
Any adverse reactions experienced with the use of this product, and/or quality problems should also be reported to the FDA's MedWatch Program by phone at 1-800-FDA-1088, by Fax at 1-800-FDA-0178, by mail at MedWatch, FDA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852-9787, or on the MedWatch website at www.fda.gov/medwatch.


http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/actavis04_08.html

45 young men between the ages of 11 to 15 in need of Behavioral Development are at the 8th annual Summer Boys Camp put on by the Louis Bryant troopers along with the help of various sponsors including Duncan Firm held at CA Vines 4H Center in Ferndale, Arkansas. The camp is one week and concludes with an awards ceremony tomorrow.

The Troopers are faithful to follow up in their assigned counties throughout the boys high school years. A video of the camp can be viewed on their website http://www.abstc.org/index.html. For more information on how you can support call Capt. Franklin 870-267-4008 or Trooper Elvis Mull at 501-681-5429 .

We at Duncan Firm are very thankful for what these troopers do for the boys, and in turn, our community!