Recovering From Dangerous Drug Exposure
People rely on medications to treat a wide variety of illnesses. Most of today’s medicine work as advertised and have manageable side effects. But occasionally we learn about drugs that are unreasonably dangerous.
Some pharmaceutical companies will do everything in their power to mislead the public and hide crucial safety information to protect their bottom line. They do not want the greater public to know that nearly 800,000 deaths annually can be attributed to conventional medicine. They would rather spend upwards of $30 billion a year (almost 3x as much as they spend on safety research) on advertising their drugs.
What Are The Dangers Associated With Prescription Drugs?
Although medications must go through many tests and clinical trials before being approved for use, often serious health risks become apparent only after a drug has been aggressively marketed and prescribed to millions of patients. This may be true even if those risks may have been apparent to manufacturers in early clinical trials. Drugmakers invest millions of dollars in developing these medications, which can make it tempting to turn a blind eye to early warning signs of trouble.
Some serious adverse events that have been associated with prescription drugs include blood clots, irregular heart rhythm and heart attack, stroke, liver failure, uncontrolled bleeding and bladder cancer. Some prescription drugs have been linked to patient deaths.
Several pharmaceutical drugs that have come under recent scrutiny include:
- Zofran
- Invokana
- Xarelto
- Byetta And Januvia
- Lipitor
- Pradaxa
- Risperdal And Invega
- Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT)
If you feel you have a claim involving a drug that caused serious, unexpected complications, you may be entitled to compensation. Contact us today for a free, no-obligation legal consultation.
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