Medicine is supposed to make people feel better – not worse. New drugs are approved every year and unfortunately an approval by the FDA doesn’t mean the drug is safe to use. Sometimes drugs are prescribed and can cause side effects that the manufacturer didn’t warn anyone about. Whether it’s a medication that can cause addiction or a drug that can cause another disease, improperly prescribed drugs can cause serious harm.
When that happens, we help those who’ve been affected get compensation they deserve and we hold those who are responsible accountable for their actions.
If you or a loved one has been harmed by a prescribed drug or other medication, call us for a free consultation. The Gennusa Firm has years of experience helping injury victims throughout Louisiana, and we’re here for you, too. We’re not afraid to stand up to big drug companies to help you get the compensation you deserve. Contact us today for a free consultation.
How Drugs Can Cause Harm
Patients expect that the drugs they take, whether prescription or over-the-counter, are going to work. Sometimes drugs can cause unexpected harm. And when they do, it’s often due to a failure in one of these areas:
- Defective design of the drug;
- Manufacturing defect of the drug;
- Inadequate warnings of the drug’s dangerous and adverse side effects; and
- Misrepresentation of the dangerous and serious health and/or safety concerns of the drug.”
We’ve seen a wide variety of drugs potentially cause harm. The blood thinner, Xarelto, causes severe bleeding and brain hemorrhages and lawsuits allege that the manufacturers failed to warn patients about these risks. The interstitial cystitis drug, Elmiron, causes serious vision damage, a fact that was missed in the testing and approval stage.
Holding Them Accountable
If a drug causes harm due to a manufacturer’s negligence, the victims deserve compensation. Usually, that’s achieved by filing a lawsuit. If successful, the victim can receive compensation for some or all of the harms they’ve suffered.
In these cases, victims can expect to receive compensation for some or all of the following:
- Medical expenses
- Lost wages
- Reduced quality of life
- Pain and suffering
It may seem intimidating to go up against massive pharmaceutical companies, but the drug injury attorneys at the Gennusa Firm are ready to hold drug manufacturers accountable for their negligence. For more information on Dangerous Drugs, a free initial consultation is your next best step.
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