| Sharon Hope 2006-07-18, 2:27 am |
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http://www.redorbit.com/news/health...source=r_health
New Round of Personal Injury Lawsuits Filed Against Pfizer Over Undisclosed
Risks of Blockbuster Cholesterol Drug
RedNova Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:10 AM PDT
NEW YORK, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- A new series of personal injury lawsuits
has been filed against Pfizer Inc, charging the giant drug company with
concealing serious and permanent health risks associated with the
blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor.
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Another plaintiff is Dennis Hickie, 52, vice president of a publiclytraded
company and a former professional soccer player in the
U.K., who took Lipitor to control his high cholesterol. A resident of
Long Island, NY, Mr. Hickie claims that, "the neuropathy and
myopathy caused by the lengthy exposure to Lipitor has created
such damage in my hands, elbows, shoulders, knees and ankles
that exercise is excruciatingly painful and impossible to carry out...
In reality, I have little strength for anything above opening an
envelope... As an ex-professional athlete, there is nothing more
soul destroying than NOT being able to enjoy all the benefits of
being in peak physical and mental condition."
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