Get helpful answers to top legal questions, instantly.
Atripla is a once-a-day tablet used to treat HIV. However, the expensive medication contains tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), which can cause severe kidney and bone problems. Victims of TDF’s side effects have accused Atripla’s creator, Gilead Sciences, of intentionally delaying a safer alternative to TDF to maximize profits.
Why Take Legal Action?
By filing a dangerous drug lawsuit, you can pursue financial compensation and justice from the companies that caused you or a loved one harm.
Results Secured
Created by Gilead Sciences, Atripla is an HIV drug made from three antiviral medications — efavirenz (EFV), emtricitabine (FTC), and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF).
In 2006, the FDA approved Atripla as an HIV medication to be taken by itself or with other HIV drugs. However, Atripla has many health risks, including severe kidney, bone, and liver problems.
Victims of these side effects are filing lawsuits against Gilead, claiming the company withheld a much safer alternative to TDF to increase profits. They also allege that Gilead did not properly warn patients about TDF’s serious side effects.
Atripla is typically prescribed to HIV-positive adults. However, before taking any medication, a doctor should always be consulted for medical advice.
According to Medicaid’s National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) survey, a year’s supply for one person costs pharmacies $32,000.
Even for users with insurance, this high cost translates to higher premiums, making Atripla’s easy one-a-day regimen difficult for many people to access.
Atripla’s many side effects range from mild to serious.
The most common Atripla side effects are:
One of Atripla’s three components, TDF, may badly damage the kidneys and bones — a fact that victims claim Gilead did not properly warn doctors and users about.
As the first once-a-day HIV drug, Atripla’s FDA approval on July 12th, 2006, was met with excitement among those with HIV and organizations fighting the disease.
However, the FDA issued warnings about the risk of lactic acidosis, mental health issues, and the drug’s danger to patients with hepatitis B.
Despite Atripla’s ease of use, its active ingredient, TDF, may cause serious side effects like kidney failure and osteoporosis.
Gilead was already researching a far safer version of tenofovir when it launched its TDF drugs. Because of this and other allegations, those who experienced serious kidney and bone problems may be able to take legal action against Gilead and other HIV drug manufacturers.
Pursuing an Atripla lawsuit can help victims cover medical costs for the side effects they should have never suffered.
If you have experienced serious side effects from Atripla or another HIV drug, you are not helpless to act — and you are not alone.
Written by: LawFirm.com
LawFirm.com makes it easier to take legal action. We have information, lawsuit guides, and breaking news about drugs, products, and other issues that could affect you.
If you or someone you love has suffered an injury as a result of someone else’s negligence, please complete our form for a free case review. You may be eligible for compensation.
Find out if you qualify now for free. Call (888) 726-9160