Prescription Drug Injuries

Prescription drug injuries can arise from a number of sources. Certain medications can be released by the manufacturer before they have been tested completely for safety or side effects. There have also been cases where drug companies, with an eye on their financial bottom lines, have released drugs while withholding important information from the FDA and other authorities.

Sometimes, the directions for medicines can be confusing or can leave out important directions or interactions with other substances. There have also been cases of incorrect dosages of a drug entering the marketplace – or an entirely wrong drug being packaged and distributed. Other times, doctors have prescribed the wrong medicine or the wrong amount for a patient.

News outlets regularly carry articles about how prescription drugs are either being recalled or companies are being sued due to negligence or harmful and deadly side effects. A simple news search of Vioxx, Bextra, Trasylol, Zyprexa or Accutane will produce multiple results about serious problems with those medications. Those drugs are not the only ones out there undergoing investigation and are not necessarily the most dangerous. There are dozens more that can produce equally devastating side effects.

The fact that so many pharmaceuticals that are meant to promote health and prolong life are being scrutinized for their ill effects should give consumers pause. Many of these drugs are known to cause serious problems in patients, including suicidal tendencies, heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure, memory loss, skin and bone complications -- and even death.

Companies and doctors who manufacture and prescribe medicines meant to save lives should be held accountable when they act in negligent ways and put unsafe products in the marketplace. Patients and consumers have few options when making medical decisions and place a high level of trust in drug companies. When those companies violate that trust, they should be held accountable.

No matter the reason, if you or someone you love has been harmed by a pharmaceutical drug due to someone else’s negligence or oversight, you have the right to be compensated. Contact an experienced pharmaceutical injury attorney to help you defend your rights. A prescription drug injury lawyer can ensure that you’re compensated for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering or the expenses that come from the loss of a loved one.