Greenville Defective Drug Attorneys
Defective drugs, whether they are prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) medications can cause severe and fatal reactions, often so unrelated to the purpose of the drug that victims and their doctors do not immediately make the connection. Non-fatal reactions to defective medications can cause irreversible injuries. If you or someone you love has been harmed by a defective drug, our Greenville defective drug attorneys are ready to stand up to the pharmaceutical company on your behalf so that you can receive maximum compensation.
Injuries Caused by Defective Drugs
Defective medications have been responsible for a wide range of injuries including:
- Birth defects
- Heart attack
- Stroke
- Liver damage or failure
- Kidney damage or failure
- Cancer
- Type 2 diabetes
- Gynecomastia – male breasts
- Suicidal/homicidal behavior
- Tendon and ligament injury
- Fractures
- Tardive dyskinesia – irreversible movement disorder
- Sudden cardiac death
- Accidental overdose
- Uncontrollable bleeding
- Stevens Johnson Syndrome – severe allergic reaction affecting the skin
- Osteonecrosis of the jaw – jaw bone death
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) – severe brain infection
If you believe that your injuries were caused by a prescription or OTC medication, talk to our Greenville defective drug attorneys right away. We thoroughly evaluate the facts in every case and will determine if there is any potential source of compensation for you.
Failure to Warn
While there are several types of defects that often affect medications, failure to warn consumers and medical professionals of the side effects a drug can have is the most common defect leading to serious harm to large numbers of victims.
It is very rare for a drug to be withdrawn from the market once it has received FDA approval. Most of the recalls you hear about are for label changes, to update the warnings. And those recalls typically do not occur until there have been numerous injuries and/or deaths as a result of the drug.
Defective Drug or Medical Malpractice?
When people experience or lose a loved one to a pharmaceutical injury, their first thought is often medical malpractice. If an error was made, such as administration of the wrong dose or the wrong medication or if your doctor prescribed a drug that was inappropriate for your condition or due to your medical history, then medical malpractice applies.
However, when the medication itself was defective, you have a product liability case. The drug maker can be held responsible for your injuries. Medical malpractice lawsuits and product liability lawsuits are very different. The rules, procedures, timelines and what you must prove are very different.
Our Greenville pharmaceutical injury attorneys will review all of the facts in your case to determine if your injuries were caused by a defective drug, medical error, or a combination of the two.
To learn more about pharmaceutical injury compensation and your rights, please call the Greenville defective drug attorneys of Jackson & Tucker, P.C., at (866) 252-3535 or contact us online right away to schedule your free consultation.
