Pharmaceutical Litigation Lawyer Houston
Dangerous Prescription Drugs
Drugs are an important part of medicine. They can treat serious diseases and disorders and save countless lives every single day. But what happens when a drug that is supposed to help a patient ends up causing serious injury or even death? Where can a victim or a victim’s family turn?
A Houston Pharmaceutical Injury Lawyer at Richard J. Plezia & Associates can review the circumstances of your particular case. A dangerous drug may have led to your injuries or to the loss of your loved one. In these cases, you may be able to bring a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical company or perhaps your doctor or pharmacist for the injuries you have suffered. You may have been given the incorrect drug or the correct drug in the wrong dosage amount. You may have taken the drug exactly as directed but still suffered injury.
Some drugs have dangerous side effects that can lead to birth defects, suicidal tendencies, self-mutilation, allergic reactions, brain damage, kidney and liver failure, and much more. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must approve a drug before it is sold to the public, there have been numerous cases through the years of previously approved drugs being recalled because of serious and deadly side effects. Following are some examples of potentially dangerous drugs:
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Although these drugs were created and manufactured to treat medical conditions, it is important to remember that pharmaceutical companies are in the business of making money. Certain testing standards may have been overlooked or the company may have otherwise been negligent or committed a wrongful act in manufacturing a drug.
With the passage of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act administered by the Food and Drug Administration, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began placing many pharmaceutical drugs on a fast-track to approval. In addition, rules have been relaxed allowing pharmaceuticals companies to advertise directly to consumers. The faster the drugs enter the marketplace, the less time drug companies and government officials have to fully investigate the side effects of consuming the drugs.
While the pharmaceutical manufacturers have garnered increasing profits for their drugs, consumer safety has proportionally decreased. The combination of many new pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter drugs with fast approval has significantly increased the number of serious injuries to consumers. This has lead to increased numbers of dangerous drugs such as Vioxx, Bextra, Celebrex, Crestor, and Zocor, being prescribed to millions of Americans.
Experienced Drug Litigation Lawyers
Richard J. Plezia & Associates has successfully handled a variety of pharmaceutical drug litigation cases. In addition, our firm employs a team of medical professionals, including a doctor, a nurse, and a Pharmaceutical Litigation Lawyer who is also a medical doctor.
Our dedication to our drug litigation clients is unrivaled. Our firm has the skill, experience, dedication, and resources to assure successfully to take on the most powerful drug litigation attorneys employed by large pharmaceutical companies like Merck, Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Glaxo SmithKline, and AstraZeneca.
Our current pharmaceutical litigation includes:
- Fosamax
- Gadolinium
- Digitex
- Reglan
- Ketek
- MoisturePlus Contact Lens Solution
- Ortho Evra
- Paxil
- PPA / Ephedra
- Seroquel / Risperdal
- Duragesic and Fentanyl
- Yaz/ Yasmin
IIf the dangerous drugs listed above, or another pharmaceutical or over-the-counter drug has injured you or a loved one, our exceptional team of Pharmaceutical Litigation Lawyers can provide you with high-quality legal representation and a caring approach to remedy your unique requirements. We are committed to bringing you the best possible outcome and compensation for the injuries you have suffered as a result of a dangerous and/or defective drug.
Contact us today to learn more about what we can do for you.
The Experience, Resources and Reputation Pharmaceutical Litigation Requires
Pharmaceutical litigation on a nationwide basis requires experience, reputation and resources. Drawing on over fifty years of representing plaintiffs in personal injury lawsuits, we strategically build an a team with the specific drug litigation experience necessary to take on some of the most powerful drug companies in the world. Pharmaceutical litigation often turns on the reputation and effectiveness of expert witnesses. Truly effective and experienced experts pick their cases carefully. If the drug litigation law firm you choose does not have a longstanding reputation of excellence, you may not have access to the best Pharmaceutical Litigation Lawyers
