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Arava

Arava is manufactured by Aventis Pharmaceuticals and was approved by the FDA in September 1998. Arava, also known as leflunomide, is a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, has also been linked to several deaths from liver failure as well as other side effects including Lymphoma, Hypertension and the often fatal disease - Stevens-Johnson Syndrome. Rheumatoid arthritis is an auto-immune disease in which a patient's own immune system attacks their joint cartilage, about 2 million Americans suffer from the disease. The disease can be debilitating and extremely painful.

Serious Arava Side Effects:

Since 1998, there have been over 1.5 million prescriptions written for Arava in the US. Reports have been made to the FDA about Arava's association with about 130 cases of severe liver toxicity, which included 56 hospitalizations and the 12 deaths. Two of the deaths involved young adults under 30 years old.

In Europe, the Agency for the Evaluation of Medical Products warned both doctors and patients, about the dangers of Arava in causing liver damage citing nine deaths from liver failure in patients taking Arava. Aventis Pharma, the drug maker of Arava, sent a warning letter to doctors and the American College of Rheumatology warning doctors and patients to have monthly blood tests during the first six months using the drug, along with follow-up testing every two to three months.

If you or a loved one has been injured by Arava or any other defective drug, please call the Oklahoma Arava and wrongful death attorneys at Cunningham & Mears, P.C. We'll fight the drug companies and make sure you get the settlement you deserve.