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Invega Male Breast Growth Lawsuit

Growing up is hard enough. While most adults will scoff at the struggles teens and young adults endure, they forget that their capacity for stress and annoyance is much shorter. They go to school, receive piles of homework and try to balance a social life while holding down a job. It can be exhausting. This process is only made worse if a teen or young adult is affected by a serious medical condition such as schizophrenia. They have to be pulled in and out of school for appointments and treatments and are usually still expected to complete the same mountain of work as the other students. But what happens if these treatments only make everything more undesirable?

Have you or someone you know experienced unwanted male breast growth while taking Invega? If so, contact a product liability attorney in your local area today.

Invega was created by Janssen Pharmaceutical and approved by the federal drug administration for this purpose. Unfortunately for the younger crowd taking the drug to treat their condition, the drug has been linked to a variety of horrible side effects that range from embarrassing to life-threatening. Among these effects is the potential for male breast growth in young men. Male breast growth can have social and medical consequences such as:

• Increased Risk of Suicide
• Being Socially Outcast
• Lowered Sense of Self Esteem
• Permanent Psychological Problems
• Noticeably Larger Breasts
• Chance of Surgery

Johnson and Johnson and Janssen Pharmaceuticals was recently slammed with more than 130 lawsuits regarding male breast growth in young men. In one of the more extreme cases, a boy taking the drug experienced rapid, unexplained weight gain and grew breasts at a 38D size. He won the case against the manufacturer for an undisclosed amount as did many others who sued the company for failure to warn.

When a pharmaceutical company fails to warn of a potentially harmful side effect, they could be held liable for any new costs that may arise for surgery, new treatments and other necessary medical attention the effects of their drug may have cost.

If you or someone you know has been affected by male breast growth and has taken Invega, you may be entitled to compensation. Contact a product liability attorney in your local area today.