Not Just Paula Deen: Other Celebrities Have Endorsed Dangerous Drugs

Paula Deen’s endorsement of the possibly dangerous diabetes drug Victoza in Texas and nationally has made headlines, but one important point has been left out. Victoza may be a dangerous drug.

Victoza is very similar to Byetta and Januvia, diabetes drugs which carry pancreatitis warnings on their labels. Since Victoza was approved in 2010, there have been increasing concerns that this drug also increases the risk of pancreatitis. 

Paula Deen is not the only celebrity that is promoting a potentially dangerous drug. Paul and Mira Sorvino have promoted diabetes drug Lantus which may double the user’s risk of cancer.

Diabetes drugs aren’t the only medications with dangerous side effects. Since 2006, actress Sally Field has appeared on commercials for Boniva. Boniva is a bisphosphonate drug similar to Fosomax, a dangerous drug in Texas which has been associated with femur fractures, jawbone necrosis and esophageal cancer.

Pro-golfer Phil Mickelson suffers from psoriatic arthritis, an autoimmune disease. He endorses Enbrel, a drug which blocks the proteins that cause arthritic inflammation. TNF-blockers like Enbrel suppress the immune system and can leave users at risk of dangerous infections, including tuberculosis and histoplasmosis. Numerous deaths have been linked to these infections.

Former Olympic champion Bruce Jenner also promoted an arthritis drug. In 2004, the top-selling drug Vioxx was recalled after studies found it increased the risk of heart attack. Jenner said that he had no idea about the risks.

The truth is that some drug companies care more about profits than your health. Dallas dangerous drug attorney Kay Van Wey discusses medications with deadly side-effects in her book, 7 Secrets the Pharmaceutical Industry Does NOT Want You to Know. To discuss your own Texas medication injury claim, contact van Wey Law at 800-489-5082.