Charleston Drug Side Effects Lawyers

Medications are supposed to make you better. After all, you would not take them if you did not have reason to believe that doing so would improve your health. But in some cases, the powerful chemicals and compounds that pharmaceutical products contain do not have the intended effect. Instead of helping a sick individual recover, they may cause illness, injury, or even death. Pharmaceutical companies sometimes push a product onto the market without resolving problems they encounter in the testing phase, or they do not perform a close enough evaluation to accurately determine the risks associated with a new drug.

In either of these circumstances, your health was unnecessarily jeopardized by a drug manufacturer’s lack of due diligence, and you may be entitled to pursue financial compensation for the harm done by adverse side effects. Contact the Charleston drug side effects lawyers of the Steinberg Law Firm at 843-720-2800 to learn more about your legal options.

Examples of Drugs with Severe Side Effects

Every now and then there is a drug, like Vioxx, which becomes the focus of intense media scrutiny and legal action for its adverse side effects. But in addition to these, there are dozens of other medications that injure or kill people who are taking them as instructed without any broad awareness. Some of the drugs that have caused concern in recent years include:

• Accutane – linked to suicidal thoughts, depression, and birth defects
• Crestor – may cause rhabdomyolysis, kidney failure and muscle damage
• Lamisil – can lead to liver failure or death
• RU-486 (The “Morning After Pill”) – responsible for heavy bleeding, pelvic infections, and death

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Your life and health should never have been threatened by the medication that was supposed to help you. Contact the Charleston drug side effects lawyers of the Steinberg Law Firm at 843-720-2800 for the experienced and dedicated legal representation you need.