Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs

Defective Products Attorneys

Prescription and over-the-counter drugs have been around for years. Many are truly effective at relieving pain or other ailments. However, as more and more pharmaceutical companies enter into the business and try to strike it rich, they are liable to put out such drugs without proper testing or research. As a result, some of the new prescription and over-the-counter drugs that are being introduced to the public end up being recalled. And, for the patients who have used these defective drugs, the negative effects can be worse than your original affliction itself. Indeed, there have even been people who have lost their lives due to a defective or otherwise recalled type of medication.

There is a long list of both prescription medication and over-the-counter drugs that have been recalled. There have been many lawsuits because of some of these recalls. The most recent example is a drug known as Raptiva, intended to treat severe cases of psoriasis. According to the FDA, however, users of Raptiva are prone to various life-threatening types of infections. Because of this finding, the manufacturers of Raptiva are simply required to include a label outlining the risks on the packaging of their medication. Results vary however. Some companies are forced to take their product off the market for good and some end up giving millions of dollars to users of their defective drug.

The defective products lawyers at the Healy law firm can represent your product liability case successfully. To set up a free legal consultation call our attorneys at 1-877-767-4591.