THE LAW OFFICES OF
BARRY G. DOYLE, P.C.
100 W MONROE ST.,
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CHICAGO, IL 60603
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Chicago Drug Recall Lawyer
Serving Chicago, Aurora, Rockford, and Surrounding Areas
When a new medication is developed, enormous amounts of money are first spent on research and testing, before the medication can be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Drug monitoring
When that new drug is then placed on the market, it continues to be monitored by the FDA. The manufacturer must send post-marketing reports, and by this means the FDA learns of any feedback from consumers and medical professionals as to side effects, medical errors or quality control.
The drug manufacturer cannot necessarily anticipate everything that might develop after the drug is on the open market. If an unanticipated side effect shows up that seems to the FDA to be serious enough, they issue a warning, or ask the manufacturer to change the label information on the bottle. If the adverse events are serious enough, a product recall may result.
Defective drugs
In recent years, many new drugs have been developed, which have helped the public in a number of areas, such as pain relief, blood pressure control, sexual performance, and mental illness.
In those high numbers of new drugs, some have been found defective, such as:
- Accolate®
- Accutane®
- Arava®
- Celebrex®
- Enbrel®
- Ephedra
- Lamictal®
- Lamisil®
- Lotronex®
- Mellaril®
- Nevirapine®
- Norplant®
- OxyContin®
- Relenza®
- Serentil®
- Serzone®
- Thalidomide
- VIAGRA®
- Zyprexa®
- Zerit®
This is not an exhaustive list.
Drug recalls
Some drugs have been recalled, such as:
- Baycol®
- Bextra®
- DuractT
- Fen-Phen
- Hismanal®
- Posicor®
- PPA
- Propulsid®
- RaxarT
- Rezulin®
- RotaShield®
- Seldane®
- Thimerosal
- Vioxx®
Some examples of harm
- Vioxx® - an arthritis drug which has now been linked to meningitis
- Accutane® - an acne drug that has been linked to depression and suicide
- OxyContin® - a narcotic painkiller linked now to addiction and death
- Baycol® - an anti-cholesterol drug now linked to many deaths and a muscle-wasting disease called rhabdomyolysis
- Serzone® - an anti-depressant now linked to liver failure
If you took any drugs that have been found defective or been recalled, and have suffered injury because of the drug, you may be able to obtain some compensation for your pain and suffering, lost wages, and medical costs.
An experienced product liability attorney like Barry Doyle can assess your circumstances and determine if you have a valid claim. Medical experts can be contacted and information gathered to build a potentially strong case for you. We understand how painful it can be when you seek and pay for a drug to improve your health, but instead find that it harms you.
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You could be entitled to compensation for your defective medication injury, so don't delay in consulting a lawyer. Contact Chicago drug recall lawyer Barry Doyle for your free legal consultation. No recovery, no fee.
