St. John's Wort & PPH / PAH

Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH), Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) or Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) has been linked to usage of a herbal medicine called St. Johns Wort.  This over the counter (OTC) herbal "remedy" can be dangerous to your health. St. John's Wort is used to treat many medical conditions, including depression, sleep disorder, mental stress, anxiety and nerve pain. St Johns Wort (Hypericum perforatum) is also known as hypericum, Klamath weed and goat weed. Despite its popularity, St. John's Wort is not proven for this use and, in fact, research has shown St. John's Wort to be no more an effective therapy for moderate to severe depression than a placebo. The FDA has not issued or alerted the public about any St. Johns Wort Recall.

Adverse Reactions of St. Johns Wort

St. John's Wort often causes severe problems from dangerous drug interactions when used with Indinavir, Irinotecan, Cyclosporine, Digoxin, Warfarin and birth control pills. In 2000, the FDA issued a warning about serious and possibly deadly drug interactions when consumers used drugs in conjunction with St. John's Wort. Further, when St John's Wort is combined with some antiperspirant, St. John's Wort may actually increase the side effects such as nausea, depression, anxiety, headaches, and mental confusion. Recent medical studies have linked St. John's Wort and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) and PPH - Primary Pulmonary Hypertension. Other herbal diet pills and herbal & nutritional supplements with ephedra, ma huang or PPA (phenylpropanolamine) have also been linked to PPH and PAH.

St. John's Wort and PAH / PPH Lawsuit

If you or a loved one have taken St. John's worth and developed Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH), Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) or Pulmonary Hypertension (PH), then contact our office to discuss your legal options. We have represented hundreds of clients with serious and dangerous side effects from the use of diet drugs including many that have been diagnosed with PPH after using Fen-Phen, Redux, Pondimin, ephedra, ma huang and St Johns Wort extract. You may be entitled to monetary compensation for your medical treatment, pain, suffering, mental anguish and other legal damages and losses that you have suffered. We will evaluate your PPH or PAH / St John's Wort case free of charge and inform you of your legal rights and legal options. You may be entitled to monetary compensation for your medical bills, medical treatments, pain, suffering, mental anguish, lost wages and other legal damages that you have suffered. We will evaluate your St John's Wort PPH case free of charge and inform you of your legal rights and legal options. Contact our law office for a free and confidential consultation concerning a PPH St. Johns Wort Lawsuit.

Talk to a Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Lawyer, certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1988. We handle all product liability lawsuits, fen phen PPH / PAH diet drug lawsuits, herbal supplement injuries, PAH, PPH and St. John's Wort lawsuits on a contingency basis. There is NO charge for a free case evaluation.