It was announced last week that Actavis Totowa LLC is recalling all lots of Digitek. A spokesperson for the company said that 11 reports of serious illness have been linked with Digitek. The spokesperson said that the company is not aware of any deaths in relation to the recall.

Digitek is a prescription medication used to treat abnormal heart rhythms and heart failure.

Tests of Digitek show that the reported illnesses may be caused by overdose. Some tablets of the drug might are thought to contain at least twice the FDA approved dose of the active ingredient.

All lots of the prescription drug are being recalled. Digitek is distributed under the “Bertek” label by Mylan Pharmaceuticals. It is also distributed under a “UDL” label by UDL Laboratories Inc.

Defective drug attorneys are working on cases in which serious illness has resulted due to the negligence of drug companies.

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