Every year, injuries occur due to prescription and over-the-counter medications. Many of these injuries are due to harmful side effects. Just like Products Liability Cases, Drug Manufacturers can be held liable for these injuries (see discussion on this web site). However; Doctors, pharmacists, and pharmaceutical companies may also have incurred some liability. Depending on the facts of the case, many other legal theories of liability may apply.

Some recent drugs and the injuries they may have causes:

1. Oxycontin - the most abused prescription medication that may have been responsible for at least 100 deaths.
   
   
2. Celebrex - linked to causing serious stomack ulcers.
   
   
3. Vioxx - Recent studies have shown increased risk of heart attacks.
   
   
4. Fen Phen - once a popular diet medication, it is now linked to damaging the aortic and mitral valves of the heart.
   
   
5. Paxil - now believed to be highly addictive, users have been know to experience "withdrawals" upon ceasing the medication.
   

PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY

It is important to know your rights when you have been injured. If you were injured from someone else's negligence, you may be entitled to monetary compensation. A personal injury may result in medical bills, lost wages, and other damages that you may recover from a negligent party.