Defective Drugs
You hear it in the news almost every day: yet another pharmaceutical drug has been found unsafe, despite the approval of the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These defective drugs have caused illness, injury, chronic conditions and death. You might recognize some of the names: Rezulin, Vioxx, Celebrex, Fen-Phen, Lipitor, Redux, Propulsid, Oxycontin, Crestor, Bextra. The list goes on-and it seems to grow longer every day. If you've been harmed by a defective drug or because a pharmaceutical company failed to disclose all of the risks associated with a drug, speak with a personal injury attorney right away. A defective drug lawyer in your area will be able to explain your rights and options and whether you may have a product liability or other personal injury claim.
Types of defective drug cases
There is no single "type" of defective drug case. For instance, in defective manufacturing cases, something occurs to alter the safety of the drug during the manufacturing process-something like accidental contamination, poor quality control, or even malicious tampering by an employee. In other cases, people have negative reactions to a drug. Sometimes, the pharmaceutical company knows of the potential side effect and sells the drug anyway, playing the odds game and failing to warn the public.
In other cases, the pharmaceutical company may not have been aware of the risk or side effect; that could be the result of inadequate research and testing. In drug interaction cases, someone has a negative reaction when combining the drug in question with another medication, or even a food or beverage. The drug in question may be safe when used alone, but dangerous when used in conjunction with another drug.
Defective medical devices
Defective medical devices can also cause serious injury and death. These include such things as artificial hip and knee joints, joint screws, rods and plates, artificial limbs, cosmetic devices (such penile and breast implants), cardiology devices (such as pacemakers, artificial heart valves and vascular stents), therapeutic devices (such as catheters and tubing), and contraceptive devices (such as IUDs).
A Defective Drug Attorney Can Help You Understand Your Rights and Options
Defective drug and medical device cases are very complex-often even more complex than a standard product liability case. The average person doesn't have the necessary understanding of evidence gathering and trial procedures. Most people don't even know the basics of personal injury law, like what the applicable statute of limitations is for their particular case.
A defective drug lawyer can help you understand what's required to build a case, and give you a realistic assessment of the kind of recovery you may be able to expect.
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