April2011
What a Pharmaceutical Litigation Attorney Can Do?
We like to be able to trust our doctors and the medication they prescribe for us, but in the past, a surprising number of common drugs have been found to be dangerous, causing illness or even death. Numerous medications have been removed from the market in just the past decade. In most of these cases, the manufacturer had assured the FDA that the benefits outweighed the risks, but this has often turned out not to be the case.
Drugs removed from the market include the infamous Fen-Phen (fenfluramine and phentermine), used in diet pills and known to cause an elevation of blood pressure in the passage between the lungs and heart, cas well as heart damage; Omniscan MRI dye, which caused serious medical problems in patients with kidney issues; Raplon, a muscle relaxant, has been voluntarily withdrawn because it has been known to cause bronchospasm – the inability to breathe normally. These are just a few of the dangerous drugs that have been taken off the market by the efforts of pharmaceutical litigation attorneys.
If you think you’ve been affected by a dangerous drug, you need to get in touch with an attorney who knows how to file a case. Depending on the facts in your case, the drug manufacturer, your doctor, or your pharmacy could be liable, and an experienced lawyer can help you find out who, if anyone, is liable in your claim. You may even have a claim against the drug manufacturer if you’ve been taking the drug over the counter.
Most pharmaceutical lawsuits are class action types – a special kind of lawsuit that lets lots of people with the same problem sue the responsible party as a group. That allows everyone injured by the same behavior to avoid incurring separate legal expenses and dealing with trial difficulties. Drug litigation cases against the manufacturer often fall into this category. Common drugs in litigation claims include Oxycontin, Paxil, Vioxx, Premarin, Accutane, and many others.
Be sure to discuss all drugs with your doctor or pharmacist before using them, especially if they’ve been prescribed for uses other than the ones they were originally intended for. You need to know all the risks and potential benefits, and be able to make intelligent, informed choices about the medication you decide to take. This can help you avoid the damage that could cause you to need to file a suit in the first place. However, problems still occur, even if you do your best to be an informed consumer. This is when experienced pharmaceutical litigation attorneys can help you.
Originally published here.
David Vtipil
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An Exciting Time for Court Reporting
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Originally published here.
Vincent Rosalia