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Belviq (lorcaserin) Lawsuit
The Legal Team
A prescription that’s supposed to help manage your weight shouldn’t worsen your overall health. But concerns that weight-loss drugs Belviq® and the extended-release version, Belviq XR®, may cause an increased risk of cancer prompted manufacturer Eisai to voluntarily withdraw them from the U.S. market in February 2020.
Prescription weight-loss drugs Belviq and Belviq XR are marketed as a way to help patients who are struggling with obesity feel full while on reduced-calorie diets. The FDA approved the drug in 2012, but required Eisai to complete a clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of the drug.
After reviewing the trial data, the FDA announced in January 2020 that the drug was a possibly associated with an increased risk of several types of cancer, including:
Within weeks of its announcement, the FDA reported that it asked Eisai to remove the drug from the U.S. market, and that in response Eisai asked the FDA to voluntarily withdraw the drug.
As a result, the FDA told health professionals they should stop prescribing Belviq and generic lorcaserin, tell patients taking Belviq or lorcaserin about the increased cancer occurrence seen in the clinical trial, and discuss with patients alternative medicine for weight loss strategies.
Health professionals and patients who observe adverse side effects or a cancer such as pancreatic, colorectal and/or lung cancer in a patient who took Belviq should report the issue to the FDA.
Motley Rice medical attorneys have extensive experience litigating for patients who have suffered severe harm and complications caused by dangerous prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
We understand that as a patient or family member, what you know about your or a loved one’s medications may be limited. If you believe a medicine made you sick or hurt you, our attorneys have the resources needed to thoroughly investigate and:
In addition to reviewing claims related to Belviq and Belviq XR, our attorneys also represent clients in multiple medical drug cases, including cases involving diabetes drugs Januvia®, Victoza®, Janumet®, and Byetta®; chemotherapy drug Taxotere®; gout medication Uloric®; heartburn medication Zantac®; MS medication Zinbryta®; SCD medication Oxbryta; and nausea medication Zofran®.
Do not stop taking a prescribed medication without first consulting with your doctor. Discontinuing a prescribed medication without your doctor's advice can result in injury or death.