If you or a someone you care about has been hurt by a bad drug, you could be entitled to financial compensation for your pain and suffering, medical bills, and lost wages, among other losses. Our affiliated Oklahoma Dangerous Drug Attorneys are currently evaluating claims for clients who have been severely hurt by a dangerous drug. Some may wonder why the Food and Drug Administration allows dangerous drugs to be put on the market. While it is their job to make every attempt to keep dangerous drugs off the market, it is not quite that simple. When a drug manufacturer tests a drug, the group taking the drug during its trial is not a group from a large sample of the population, so it is possible that serious side effects could go unnoticed by the manufacturer. Also, it sometimes happens when a drug becomes approved for one disease, a drug company may convince doctors to prescribe that same drug for another disease, or for a use that is off the label. Sometimes drug companies may decide not to change the warning label of a certain drug when reports of adverse reactions come in because they are concerned this will hurt the sale of the drug. It is unfortunate that drug companies are often large and very wealthy corporations who are sometimes more concerned with their profits than they are about the consumers who use their drugs.
At least half of all Americans are prescribed medication drugs at one point in their lives, and the use of medication drugs usually increases with age with one out of every six Americans taking three or more prescription drugs. While prescriptions have risks and benefits, some of the severe risks may not have been disclosed to you, or manufacturers even some times market drugs for uses other than those that were approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Oklahoma Dangerous Drug Attorneys
Dangerous drug attorneys who are familiar with these kinds of cases can determine whether the drug of concern has an inadequate warning on it. If a drug has caused you a serious injury, you may have a lawsuit against the manufacturer. An experienced attorney can also ensure that you are compensated for your injuries. In most cases, someone who is injured from a dangerous or defective drug will be able to collect for pain and suffering, medical bills, and lost wages. If a loved one has died because of a dangerous drug, then survivors of the victim may have a wrongful death claim and could be entitled to receive financial compensation for the loss of their loved one. Contact Oklahoma Attorney Group today to speak with our affiliated Oklahoma Dangerous Drug Attorneys about your case.
