Victims File Zicam Class Action Lawsuits
Users of Zicam cold remedies who have lost their sense of smell as a result of using the defective drug have found themselves a Zicam lawyer in order to file for a class action lawsuit against drug manufacturer Matrixx Enterprises. According to a news article in Consumeraffairs.com, the class action lawsuits were filed in federal court in California and state court in Missouri. The California lawsuit was brought on behalf of anyone who bought Zicam while in California or from a manufacturer or other source in California within the four years preceding June 23, 2009. The Missouri lawsuit defines a class of all St. Louis County residents who bought Zicam products in the year preceding a safety warning issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in June.
On June 15, 2009, the FDA warned consumers to stop using Zicam intranasal cold gels and nasal sprays after receiving more than 130 complaints from consumers whose sense of smell was completely gone or diminished from having taken these defective drugs. Apparently, zinc gluconate, one of the active ingredients in Zicam cold medications can cause irreparable and irreversible personal injury from damage to intranasal tissue.
The drug manufacturer did not issue a product recall or place warnings on the drug's packaging before the FDA issued that alert. Several news articles report that Matrixx has known at least for the last four years about these Zicam drug injuries. The California class action lawsuit in fact alleges that Matrixx "concealed or omitted material information regarding the safety of the nasal gel products." The company is also facing Zicam lawsuits in Arizona, Illinois, Florida, Texas, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The FDA alleges that Matrixx failed to hand over 800 internal complaints from consumers who suffered loss of smell after using Zicam cold remedies. Still, Matrixx maintains that its Zicam products are "safe."
If you or a loved one has suffered as a result of such pharmaceutical negligence and would like to be part of a class action or pursue your legal rights, please contact the Zicam lawyers at Bisnar | Chase at 1-800-561-4887. Our Zicam attorney team will fight for your legal rights and make sure you get the justice and compensation you rightfully deserve.
