Las Vegas Drug Injury Attorney

Dangerous Drugs

Drugs are an important part of medicine. They can treat serious diseases and disorders and save countless lives every single day. But what happens when a drug that is supposed to help a patient ends up causing serious injury or even death? Where can a victim or a victim’s family turn?

A Las Vegas drug injury attorney at the De Castroverde Law Group can review the circumstances of your particular case. A dangerous drug may have led to your injuries or to the loss of your loved one. In these cases, you may be able to bring a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical company or perhaps your doctor or pharmacist for the injuries you have suffered. You may have been given the incorrect drug or the correct drug in the wrong dosage amount. You may have taken the drug exactly as directed but still suffered injury.

Some drugs have dangerous side effects that can lead to birth defects, suicidal tendencies, self-mutilation, allergic reactions, brain damage, kidney and liver failure, and much more. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must approve a drug before it is sold to the public, there have been numerous cases through the years of previously approved drugs being recalled because of serious and deadly side effects. Following are some examples of potentially dangerous drugs:  

Although these drugs were created and manufactured to treat medical conditions, it is important to remember that pharmaceutical companies are in the business of making money. Certain testing standards may have been overlooked or the company may have otherwise been negligent or committed a wrongful act in manufacturing a drug.

Injured by a dangerous drug? Contact a Las Vegas drug injury lawyer at our firm today for a free consultation.