Lawsuits against Forest for Armour thyroid?

[marilynns]

I have been taking Armour thyroid (3 pills of 15 mgs each per day) for about 4 years. It seemed to be working fine. This month I started getting a burning feeling in my throat and esophagus and upper stomach. I smelled the bottle of pills and it had a very bad chemical smell to it, so I stopped taking them. I went to another pharmacy and got a new prescription of Armour thyroid. It seemed fine for the first 2-3 days and then I again got this burning in my throat, esophagus and stomach. When I smelled this second prescription bottle, it now too had this strong chemical odor. I contacted Forest Labs, the manufacturer, and they denied knowing about any such problems. But they lied to me, saying they called the two pharmacies and couldn't get the lot numbers from the pharmacies and so couldn't check up on the lots that I got. I reported this to the FDA. They called the pharmacies and were able to get the lot numbers without any problem. I am considering a lawsuit against Forest, since I am still having this painful burning and it has been about 2-3 weeks since the problem first started and I stopped all Armour thyroid after the second prescription was bad, too. The FDA found out that, in fact, both prescriptions came from the same lot! Their impression was that maybe Forest got these pills from outside the country and they are contaminated! Especially likely since Forest has been having production problems with the 15 mg size. Please let me know if you have had a similar problem or know of any similar lawsuits against Forest. Thank you.

[stella5349]

Could your burning sensation be GERD or acid due to being too low on meds to begin with?

[stella5349]

There are no law suits going on with Forest Labs regarding this situation and I never heard of that either.

Armour is in short supply for many reasons and they are the original company that produces the Armour med so who (out of the country) would give THEM meds?

That's insane.

In fact if you read any artical  --------------the 15mg tablet IS THE ONLY DOSAGE in mass production right now. the 30-60-90-120 are the dosages that are very hard to get - in fact right now impossible for many.

So if I understand you correctly you called the Federal Drug Administration because of a bad smell in your Armour?

What test or conclusions is your treating doctor telling you - are you poisoned? Is there something your doctor found wrong with the Armour med you took?

If your plan is to sue Forest Pharm just because you bottle smelt bad - which Armour has an odor anyway - without any proper documentation - well I have a feeling your in for a long battle.

I'm sorry - but Armour meds totally help my situation and to get sue happy with a lab that is fighting pretty hard to stay afloat - due to Abbott Labs greedy intentions is not for me.

Sorry I won't be jumping on the band wagon with you on this.