Parents Allege Crohn's Disease Drug Caused Daughter's Fatal Allergic Reaction

LAKE CHARLES, La. - The parents of a young girl who died the day after receiving her first injection of Remicade filed suit against the drug's manufacturer claiming that it failed to adequately inform consumers and physicians of the drug's side effects. Sam Lyons and Patricia Lyons v. Centocor, Inc., et al., No. CV-03-1643 (W.D. La.).

The suit claims that Centocor, Inc., failed to inform the doctor who administered the treatment for Crohn's disease how long the patient should be monitored following the infusion and what tests to perform to ensure that the patient does not have any pre-existing …