Motrin Lawsuit Pending
A 7-year-old child recently developed blindness after taking a recommended dose of Children’s Motrin. The
tragedy started when the girl (age 6 at the time) had come home from
school with a headache; her parents gave her a recommended dose of
Children\\\'s Motrin. However, instead of "curing" her ache, the drug
led to an acute allergic reaction known as Stevens-Johnson Syndrome – a
rare, violent allergic immune system response that causes fever and
blistering, which may affect the cornea and other parts of the eye.
The very next day the girl was rushed
to the hospital and placed in an intensive care unit with a high fever
and a rash that covered her back, trunk and other parts of her body. Her
eyes were infected so badly that the ophthalmologist had to force them
open, causing the girl unbearable, severe pain. Two days later she was
completely blind.
More than 230 operations later, the
young girl is still unable to independently open her eyes and suffers
from photosensitivity, or over-sensitivity to light.
She and her family have filed a suit against Johnson & Johnson, accusing the firm of knowing fully that the drug could lead to disastrous side effects, yet failed to warn consumers.
"In
the name of children everywhere, our family wants Children’s Motrin
taken off the market until it carries a warning about the risk of
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and describes its symptoms," the girl’s father commented.
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