Truvada Lawsuit: Gilead Sciences could have developed a safer version sooner
“More than a decade ago, researchers at Gilead Sciences thought they had a breakthrough: a new version of the company’s key HIV medicine that was less toxic to kidneys and bones.
But in 2004, […] Gilead executives stopped the research. The results of the early patient studies would go unpublished for years as the original medication – tenofovir – became one of the world’s most-prescribed drugs for HIV[…].
The critics believe the new, less harmful form of the drug could have been developed sooner – and wasn’t because the company wanted to extend its patent-protected profits.”
Many people have experienced kidney or bone damage after regularly taking Truvada, Viread, Atripla, Complera or Stribild. These TDF drugs are made with a combination of tenofovir and emtricitabine, which is known to cause kidney and bone damage.
However, the manufacturer, Gilead Sciences, allegedly could have developed a much safer version of the HIV treatment and didn’t do it to increase profits from Truvada.
Relative to TDF, TAF more effectively delivers TFV [tenofovir] to cells throughout the body. Therefore, a much lower dose of TAF results in intracellular concentrations of TFV-DP [tenofovir diphosphate] that are equivalent to or higher than the concentrations seen after TDF administration. (AIDSinfo)
We have represented thousands of victims of major corporations and big pharmaceutical companies. If you or someone you know has experienced kidney, bone, or liver damage after regularly taking Truvada, Viread, Atripla, Complera or Stribild, please contact us immediately by calling 504-523-2434 or filling out an online Contact Form for a FREE Consultation.
Truvada Lawsuits | Truvada Side Effects
People affected by Gilead’s TDF drugs (Truvada, Viread, Atripla, Complera, and Stribild) include HIV-positive patients undergoing treatment and those using the drugs as Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) treatment.
Known side effects include:
• Kidney damage
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Acute Kidney In jury
- Kidney Failure
- Fanconi Syndrome
- Tubular Dysfunction
- Kidney Damage
• Liver problems
• Lactic acidosis
• Bone damage
- Bone Fracture
- Osteoporosis (Decreased bone mass)
- Osteopenia (Low bone mass T-Score)
- Osteomalacia (Bone softening)
If you or someone you know has experienced kidney, bone, or liver damage after regularly taking Truvada, Viread, Atripla, Complera or Stribild, please contact us immediately by calling 504-523-2434 or filling out an online Contact Form for a FREE Consultation.
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Peiffer Wolf Carr Kane & Conway has represented thousands of victims of major corporations and big pharmaceutical companies. If you or someone you know has experienced kidney, bone, or liver damage after regularly taking Truvada, Viread, Atripla, Complera or Stribild, you should Contact Us Today by calling 504-523-2434 or by filling out an online Contact Form for a FREE Consultation.
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