Despite serving a valuable purpose, prescription drugs can cause dangerous side effects and even death to consumers.  The reality is that many large drug companies conduct their own internal safety testing on the products they manufacture.  Some consumers who have been seriously injured, and families who have lost loved ones, criticize the FDA for failing to adequately screen dangerous drugs before they are approved for use by the public.  The truth of the matter is that the FDA is NOT the entity to blame.  They are often only provided with select testing data provided by the drug manufacturers seeking approval.  Think about that for a moment.  The drug company that is doing the safety testing has a direct economic interest in whether or not their drug is approved for entry into the market.

At the very least, drug manufacturers have a duty to consumers to warn them of the dangerous side effects that can become life-threatening.  Consumers often see the boilerplate warnings, such as nausea and headache, but very seldom are the serious side effects warned of on the box.  Contact a drug recall injury lawyer immediately if you suspect a drug has caused you serious injury or the death of a loved one.  Many of these dangerous drug injury claims have short statue of limitation periods, which require victims to file their drug defect case in a shortened period of time.

A drug recall injury lawyer may be able to offer advice on multi-district litigation or class action litigation if such has already been initiated.  In many situations, a drug consumer may file an individual drug defect injury claim in state court against the manufacturer for strict product defect and fail to warn.