Originally published by Sawicki Law Firm Blog.
Q: What can I do if I’m injured from a prescription drug?
They say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, but that’s not always true. Sometimes it leaves you sicker and weaker. In fact, if you’ve been injured by taking a prescription drug, what doesn’t kill you might motivate you to seek counsel from a skilled Dallas product liability attorney.
Product liability claims are a subset of personal injury law and can arise from defective drugs and devices. Products can be defective in one of three different ways–in manufacturing, design, or marketing.
Manufacturing defects occur during the creation of the product. Design defects mean something is inherently dangerous about the product. Design defects can happen when developers fail to properly investigate or ignore the dangers of their product or when they intentionally omit information in order to get the product on the market. Marketing defects occur when the developer fails to provider consumers and the public with proper instructions on the appropriate use of the product and warnings of the product’s side effects and other dangers.
A subsection of product liability law involves pharmaceutical drug and medical device injuries. Pharmaceutical attorneys represent people who have been injured by dangerous or defective pharmaceutical drugs.
In a personal injury lawsuit, victims can recover compensation if they can prove they were injured as a result of the negligent, reckless, or intentional actions or inactions of another person or company. Compensatory damages may include medical expenses, future medical treatment, past and future lost income, pain and suffering, and more, depending on the particular circumstances.
Left untreated, diarrhea can kill. It can also be the basis of a product liability action.
Hospitalization for chronic diarrhea and/or significant weight loss or severe intestinal problems are allegedly symptoms connected to use of a blood pressure drug, Olmesartan, which is marketed as Benicar®. Without admitting liability, the drug manufacturer reportedly recently settled a personal injury lawsuit which includes over 2,300 plaintiffs who claim they suffered these conditions after taking the medicine.
Pharmaceutical and medical device claims are complicated and difficult to prove, so it is imperative to retain a skilled attorney with a proven track record of success in these complex actions. You should not suffer in silence when you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries.
If you or a loved one believe you have been injured by a defective drug or device, the Sawicki Law Firm can help. Contact us to schedule a free evaluation of your case. From our office in Dallas, we’ve been serving injured clients throughout Texas as well as those who have been injured while visiting Texas. We also represent clients all over the country in our national defective pharmaceutical and medical device practice.
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