Defective drugs are, unfortunately, a very real concern for patients across the United States. While pharmaceutical companies have an obligation to ensure that their drugs are reasonably safe and provide adequate warnings when necessary, they often don’t do what is required. In many cases, pharmaceutical companies buy generic drugs from […]
Category: Defective Drugs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently launched a new tool designed to help patients, family members and healthcare providers identify dangerous drugs. The FDA receives approximately six million adverse event reports each year, and its previous system for recording and publishing these reports was both time-consuming and expensive. […]
Like all companies, pharmaceutical companies are required to ensure that their products are safe for use as intended. However, when pharmaceutical companies fall short of meeting this legal duty, the consequences can be particularly devastating. Dangerous and defective drugs can cause a variety of serious complications—including fatal complications in some […]
Defective drugs can cause serious complications that can have major (and, in some cases, life-changing) impacts on patients’ lives. As a result, if you have been harmed by a defective drug, it will be critical to ensure that you have a clear understanding of your legal rights. This includes ensuring […]
Dangerous drugs are far more common than they should be. While pharmaceutical companies have a legal duty to ensure that their drugs are safe for use as marketed, numerous patients suffer serious complications caused by dangerous drugs each year. If you have suffered serious complications, a dangerous drug lawyer may […]
Defective drugs can have life-altering effects. In far too many cases, patients suffer serious complications that negatively impact their health for weeks, months or years—and in some cases the rest of their lives. In these cases, it is essential that patients seek the financial compensation they deserve, and this starts […]
If you are taking (or have recently taken) a prescription drug that is now subject to a recall, there are several important facts you need to know. One of these facts is why your prescription was recalled. Pharmaceutical companies issue drug recalls for a variety of reasons, and understanding why […]
While the drugs we take are supposed to help us, sometimes they do more harm than good. If you have been harmed by a dangerous drug, you may be able to hire a lawyer to help you hold the pharmaceutical company behind the drug accountable. There Are Numerous Dangerous Drug […]
Far too often, patients who take prescription drugs and who receive medical implants suffer fatal complications. Several drugs and medical devices are known to present serious (and potentially fatal) health risks—including risks that pharmaceutical and medical device companies have fought hard to conceal. If you have tragically lost a loved […]
The pharmaceutical retailer AvKARE has published a voluntary recall notice for five different types of eye drops previously available through the company’s online store. The recall involves products sold by BRS Analytical Service, LLC (“BRS”). According to AvKARE, BRS initiated the voluntary recall, “due to manufacturing cGMP deviations identified during […]
