South Carolina Injury Law Firm BLOG

This week, our blog is discussing defective drugs and devices causing personal injuries to unknowing consumers. Many cases involving defective drugs or devices harming individuals begin with a recall, where the manufacturer either voluntarily removes the product from the market or the FDA requests or demands the drug be recalled. There is a variety of reasons a drug is pulled either voluntarily or involuntarily, but the three main categories of defective drugs are: Mislabeled drugs or misinformation on the package. This occurred last year when Pfizer voluntarily recalled the drug Citalopram, used to treat depression, and the drug Finasteride, used to treat prostatic hyperplasia, as the labels had been switched. This was especially dangerous to the public as Finasteride is alleged to cause fetal abnormalities in pregnant women. Defects in manufacturing the drug, such as contamination or potency problems. This made huge headlines recently when pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline was charged…
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