Your Dothan, AL Defective Drugs Attorney
Sometimes, the prescription medication we take to improve our lives ends up working to our detriment. Medications can be contaminated, improperly manufactured, mislabeled, or given incorrect warnings. These mistakes can result in hundreds or even thousands of acute and chronic illnesses, injuries, and deaths. In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported that more than 1.6 million injuries are caused by prescription drug incidents every year.
When drugs are determined to cause more harm than good, the FDA pulls the defective drug from the market and institutes a recall. The defective drug attorneys at The Cochran Firm Dothan have decades of experience representing victims of dangerous drugs. In fact, the Dothan defective drug lawyers at the Cochran Firm regularly participate in class action suits, which can represent hundreds of thousands of victims across the country.
What are the more common reasons the FDA initiates a recall on a medication?
1. Contamination
2. Defective Product
3. Mislabeling
4. Incorrect Potency
5. Adverse Reactions to the drug
- 2016 analysis of drug recalls by the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy.
Dangerous drugs are often the focus of class action lawsuits and involve thousands, if not hundreds, of thousands of victims across the United States. The Cochran Firm Dothan has decades of experience representing victims of dangerous drugs in class action lawsuits, but in many cases, do the foundational work to establish the victims as a class. To learn more about class action lawsuits and the work that your Dothan Cochran Firm attorneys do on behalf of clients injured by dangerous prescription medication, visit our Class Action and Mass Tort Page.
What defective drugs is The Cochran Firm Dothan currently working on?
- Valsartan is the generic name of a very popular and effective blood pressure medication. Numerous batches of Valsartan have been found to be contaminated with N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a cancer-causing substance.
- Zantac is a popular medication used for heartburn. GSK was found to have concealed a link between Zantac and cancer from millions of users.
- Elmiron, a prescription drug for bladder pain, has not been recalled but has been linked to permanent vision damage. Despite the drug not being recalled, numerous Elimiron lawsuits were confidentially settled in 2023.
- Uloric, a medication to treat gout, has been linked to an increased risk of heart-related death and other serious cardiovascular events. The lawsuit against Takeda Pharmaceuticals, the drug’s manufacturer, claims that the company hid these dangerous side effects from the public.
If these dangerous medications have impacted you or a loved one, call The Cochran Firm's dangerous drug attorneys in Dothan, AL, for your free consultation today.
The defective medication attorneys of The Cochran Firm Dothan are part of a nationwide network of Cochran Firm offices, partners, and attorneys. This network provides our clients access to an invaluable pool of the cumulative experience and resources of the entire Cochran Firm. Our attorneys have collectively secured over $30 billion for our clients, showcasing our commitment to achieving justice. Our attorneys frequently contribute to the legal community by sharing their knowledge with other attorneys and law firms by lecturing at CLE (Continuing Legal Education) seminars. This training helps trial attorneys nationwide represent their clients better and get the justice they deserve. If
you or a loved one have experienced complications or injury from prescription medication, call the attorneys at The Cochran Firm Dothan today.
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