Defective drugs include both over-the-counter medications and prescription drugs. Defective drugs and medications have been known to cause physical, psychological or emotional injuries to consumers. Sometimes the drug is defectively designed. In other cases, consumers are injured due to an insufficient warning or label.
Pharmaceutical litigation is often necessary to get compensation for your injuries. Big pharmaceutical companies rarely accept responsibility for a defectively designed or dangerous drug. Instead, businesses hide behind a team of high priced defense lawyers. If you are injured by a defective drug, you will need a Philadelphia defective drug lawyer that fights equally as hard. Sometimes it can take years for pharmaceutical litigation to resolve or reach a trial. The personal injury lawyer you choose will be a key factor in whether your lawsuit is successful.
If you were injured by a defective pharmaceutical drug Wieand Parker Arreola, PLLC, will work passionately to get justice for you. We are proud to stand up for the rights of clients that have been injured by defective prescription medication, over-the-counter drugs, vitamins and herbal supplements. Call us for a free case consultation at (215) 666-7777.
Under an area of law known as product liability, manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers are responsible for marketing and selling drugs which are safe for their intended use. A pharmaceutical drug may be defective because of manufacturing defects, design flaws, and inadequate labels or warnings
A drug manufacturer has a responsibility to conduct appropriate tests before submitting a drug for approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In addition, a drug’s label must adequately describe potential side effects and provide proper warnings. The FDA has enacted these rules and other strict regulations to protect consumers by supplying consumers with necessary information concerning risks of taking the drug. However, FDA approval does not guarantee a drug is safe. Additionally, sometimes drug companies fail to follow FDA rules or conceal known risks resulting in defective drugs entering the market.
After a drug reaches the market, doctors and pharmacists have a duty to ensure that the drugs are prescribed in a safe and proper fashion. Physicians should only prescribe medications which are appropriate and safe to treat your injury or illness. When the prescription reaches a pharmacist, he/she has a duty to prescribe an accurate dosage of the correct medication. When doctors and pharmacists breach their duty of care it can cause potentially dangerous or deadly side effects.
Not everyone who experiences a side effect from a medication has a valid legal claim. Whether you meet the criteria for a defective drug case depends on a number of factors that can vary from drug to drug, including:
Because these criteria are specific to each drug and can change as new litigation develops or new drugs come under investigation, the only way to know for certain whether you qualify is to have your case reviewed individually. A defective drug lawyer can evaluate your medical history and the current state of the litigation to tell you whether you meet a particular drug claim’s criteria, and can help you pursue compensation if you do.
Wieand Parker Arreola, PLLC, understands how devastating side effects of a defective drug can harm you and impact the lives of your family. If you suspect that a defective pharmaceutical drug has caused injury to you or your family we can help. For a free and friendly no obligation consultation call an experienced Philadelphia personal injury lawyer at Wieand Parker Arreola, PLLC, today at (215) 666-7777.
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