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Clinton County Michigantown Pharmaceutical Drug Defects attorneys
Each year hundreds of new drugs enter the $60 billion per year prescription-drug industry promising to improve our lives. Despite the series of clinical trials and tests conducted on prescription drugs to protect the public, many drugs still serious injuries. According to the General Accounting Office, 51% of FDA-approved drugs have major adverse effects that are not detected until after the general public uses them.
Prescription drugs are regulated and approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Under current FDA regulations, new drugs are approved in half the time they were just 15 years ago. This is because under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the FDA can approve new drugs for marketing without long-term testing if it will benefit the public interest.
Unfortunately, the current incidents of prescription drug injuries suggest that the public´s best interests are not being served. The following drugs were recalled due to deaths or serious injuries.
- Celebrex
- Bextra
- Vioxx
- Fen-Phenn
- Propulsid
- Redux
- Duract
- Posicor
- Raxar
- PPA
- Pondimin
- Baycol
- Rezulin
A number of the drugs listed above were aggressively marketed by pharmaceutical companies, even when they knew their drugs could result in serious side effects or deaths. Because side effects for all medications are seriously underreported – some experts estimate that at best 1 in 10 are actually reported to the FDA – the real danger and number of injuries related to prescription drugs may be significantly higher.
Fortunately, if you have been injured from prescription drugs, the law provides you with rights. Under 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts, prescription drugs manufacturers can be held strictly liable for selling products in a defective and unreasonably dangerous condition, even though they may have exercised the utmost care in the preparation and sale of their product. A product may be defective or unreasonably dangerous in several ways. One way is if the manufacturer failed to warn consumers of potential injury risks associated with the product. A product might also be defective or unreasonably dangerous if it was improperly designed (i.e. inappropriate chemical composition or dosage). Lastly, the product may also be defective if an error occurred during the manufacturing process. A prescription drug contains a manufacturing defect when it departs from its intended design even though it was carefully prepared and marketed. Manufacturer liability may also extend to what your physician tells you about the prescription drug.
If you or a loved one have suffered a personal injury due to the use of a defective or dangerous drug, you may have an easier path to recovering compensation for your injuries than those who are injured in other ways. This is because unique rules and theories of recovery apply to drug defect liability law. The strict liability is the theory most commonly asserted. Call The Law Offices of Tony Zirkle in Indiana now for a free over the phone consultation. Our experienced attorneys will make certain your interests are well protected.
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