Lawsuit Says Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Testosterone Drug Testim Caused Calif. Man’s Stroke

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A 58-year-old California man who suffered injuries after using the testosterone therapy Testim has sued manufacturer Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc., claiming it coordinated a massive ad campaign to aggressively promote the need for its product while failing to warn users of life-threatening side effects.

In a Feb. 26 lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, plaintiff Joseph Myers alleges that after taking multiple does of Testim in 2012, he suffered a stroke, which his physicians later informed him was likely caused by the drug.

Myers alleges that Auxilium has continued to market …