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Introduction To Tasigna Lawsuit

Tasigna is basically a name of the drug that is been used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia. The drug helps in blocking proteins that are responsible for cancer cells growth. There are numbers of evidence that show the connection between the usage of Tasigna and atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a life taking disease in which plaque builds up inside arteries. Tasigna lawyers help the people who were harmed by the Tasigna side effects.

What is Tasigna?

The generic name of Tasigna is nilotinib. Tasigna was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the year 2007. According to which it can be used for the treatment of Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).


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The Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company Novartis developed this drug in order to replace its cancer drug Gleevec. Gleevec was a drug that was used earlier in order to treat CML and acute lymphocytic leukemia. In the year 2015, Gleevec generated huge amount to sales around the world but in the same year, the patent for the drug expired.  

Novartis is looking forward to enhance the uses of Tasigna in order to treat diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. The researchers found that it is effective in a small number of patients with those diseases.

What is Chronic Myelogenous Leukaemia (CML)?

Chromosome-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a kind of cancer that affects the white blood cells. The side effects of CML are

  •    Fatigue
  •    Stomach Pain
  •    Weakness
  •    Abdominal Swelling
  •    Night Sweats
  •    Weight Loss
  •    Fever
  •    Bone Pain
  •    Enlarged Spleen

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Other issues also arise from CML as leukemia cells replace the bone marrow’s blood-making cells such as anemia, leukopenia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia.

Tasigna Lawsuits Claim Wrongful Death

Novartis never issued a warning related side effect of Tasigna to healthcare professionals and patients. Therefore Tasigna patients and their families are filing a lawsuit in order to find the answer.