Defective drug litigation exists because drugs are products, and manufacturers producing products available to the public are held responsible for the injuries those products cause. Prescription drugs can be defective in several ways, including: incorrect medication dosages during product manufacturing, quality control issues, undisclosed dangerous side effects and contamination. Suffering a dangerous side effect from a defective drug can severely alter your quality of life, or even be fatal.
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If you took Accutane and developed Crohn’s disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UD), or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), we encourage you to contact an Accutane litigation attorney at our law firm immediately. |
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The FDA has received reports of serious liver damage connected to the use of orlistat-based drugs like Alli. If you have taken the over-the-counter weight loss drug Alli, speak to a drug attorney about a possible liver damage or liver failure lawsuit. |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued numerous warnings regarding Byetta side effects. Serious side effects from the use of Byetta may include acute pancreatitis, hemorrhagic pancreatitis or necrotizing pancreatitis. |
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Actavis Totowa LLC recalled of all strengths of Digitek, a drug used to treat heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms. The existence of double strength tablets poses a serious risk of digitalis toxicity in patients with renal failure. |
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Use of Depakote to treat bipolar disorder, migraines, epilepsy and chronic pain associated with nervous system diseases during pregnancy can cause congenital malformations including neural tube defects and other deformities. |
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There is a potential increased risk of serious skin side effect reactions including Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) from phenytoin therapy. |
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Duragesic patches are being recalled because of a manufacturing defect. The gel reservoir will leak, exposing patients directly to the fentanyl gel. Exposure to fentanyl gel may lead to respiratory depression and possible overdose, which may be fatal. |
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PPH, PAH, and PH have been linked to the use of diet drugs and nutritional supplements including: Fen Phen, Redux, Pondimin, ephedra, ma huang, Metabolife, Herbalife, Dexatrim and St. John’s Wort extract. |
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Fosamax is an osteoporosis drug prescribed to treat bone loss. Severe side effects include a rare decay of the jawbone known as osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), or dead jaw. Recently, a medical study linked Fosamax to a type of bone fracture in the femur. |
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Gadolinium-based contrast dyes used to enhance MRI or MRA images pose serious health risks to patients with kidney problems. Risks include: NSF, NFD, skin problems, skin tightening, severe joint problems, kidney failure, and renal failure. |
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Paxil can cause an increased risk of congenital heart defects in infants due to exposure in the womb. Paxil birth defects include: heart defects, PPHN, omphalocele, hydrocephalus, craniosynostosis, clubfoot, anencephely, and neural tube defects. |
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Tardive dyskinesia lawsuits are being filed against the makers of Reglan because recent published analyses suggest that Reglan, also known as metoclopramide, is the most common cause of drug-induced movement disorders with Parkinson-like tremors. |
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Trasylol (aprotinin), Bayer’s injectable drug used to prevent excessive blood loss during heart surgery, has nearly double the risk of death, renal failure, or stroke and a more than 50% increased risk of heart attack compared with controls in a NEJM study. |
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The Yaz birth control pill could be putting millions of young women at risk of serious side effects, including stroke, heart attack and death. Bayer USA has already been warned by the FDA for running TV commercials that minimize the potential health risks. |
See also: Medical Device Lawsuits or Herbal Lawsuits
Defective Drugs
If you have taken a defective drug and suffered severe side effects from its use, then our law firm encourages you to fill out our contact form and speak to a products liability lawyer. The corporate giants who manufacture and distribute prescription drugs have teams of lawyers ready to defend each of their products – products that earn those companies billions of dollars annually. Attorney David Willis is a board certified personal injury trial lawyer. He specializes in the prosecution of serious injury cases. Our law firm has represented thousands of clients for injury drug litigation and we will fight the pharmaceutical manufacturers and the negligent corporate giants.
Our legal staff and medical experts evaluate cases involving prescription drugs which caused serious injury or death. Please feel free to contact our law firm if you or a loved one has suffered severe side effects from a defective drug. We are here to help, speak with a lawyer now and contact us immediately. Fill out the form at the right for a free case evaluation by a qualified attorney. Consult an attorney privately to learn your legal rights. All information is held in the strictest of confidence.
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Each year, thousands of people die from or are seriously injured by prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs and medical devices they believe to be safe. If you or a loved one have taken a defective drug, experienced problems with a defective medical device or used a defective product, then contact our law firm immediately. Consult an attorney privately to learn your legal rights. All information is held in the strictest of confidence.
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In 2007, Alli was approved for OTC use for weight loss in overweight adults. Between 1999 and October 2008, 32 reports of serious liver injury, including 6 cases of liver failure, in patients using orlistat were submitted to the FDA. In August 2009, the FDA initiated a safety review of Alli side effects to determine if there is a direct relationship between reports of liver injury and diet drugs containing orlistat. The FDA issued an early communication on August 24, 2009, indicating that they were reviewing this new safety information, but no definite association between liver injury and Alli has been established. The FDA currently recommends that consumers continue using Alli as directed.

