Oregon Dangerous Drug Attorney

Drug Approval Process

Drug manufacturers are required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to test their products so that they may be submitted for review. The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) is the primary consumer drug evaluator, responsible for preventing dishonest practices and providing doctors and patients with the information needed to use medications appropriately. Physicians, pharmacologists and other scientists within the CDER review a drug’s data and information before determining whether or not the drug will be approved for consumer sale.

Once a drug is available to the public, the FDA will require that the drug maker continue to monitor the drug’s side effects and reactions so that new warnings may be issued, if such information is needed.

Dangerous Drug Risks

Each year, new drugs are approved by the FDA and placed on the market for consumer use. In the United States, the pharmaceutical industry makes billions of dollars every year, and many companies rigorously market and advertise their products to maximize profits in spite of a drug’s potential dangerous side effects. In some cases, some advertising claims may be fraudulent or misleading and patients may develop serious complications as a result of taking those medications.

Dangerous side effects and risks associated with some defective drugs include:

• Heart attack
• Kidney disease and injury
• Increased risk of stroke
• Severe birth defects
• Depression or suicide
• Compulsive behaviors
• Uncontrollable bleeding
• Death

Other serious side effects and risks may exist. The FDA advises all patients and doctors to note any adverse reactions as they occur and to report them as soon as possible to the FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS).