South Carolina Prescription Drug Injury Attorneys

See also: Chantix Alert - Anti-Smoking Drug May Be Harmful to Your Health!

Prescription drugs make many people's lives better -- and for some people, they make life possible. But with the flood of new drugs to market over the past decade and the FDA's 1997 decision to allow drugs to be marketed directly to consumers, prescription drug use is rising rapidly. And unfortunately, not all of those drugs are prescribed or used safely. A 1998 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that more than 100,000 patients died each year from adverse drug reactions in hospitals alone. Another JAMA report from 1998 found that 51% of all prescription drugs had serious side effects not recognized before they gained FDA approval.

If you or someone you care about has been injured or killed by an unsafe prescription drug, contact the Louthian Law Firm today at 1-866-410-5656 or online for a free evaluation of your case.

Because prescription drugs are so profitable, they are often raced to market without the independent testing needed to ensure that they are safe. Pharmaceutical companies may run their own studies, but because they have a financial incentive to come up with positive results, these cannot always be trusted. Companies downplay or even hide results of independent studies that show their drugs could be dangerous. Even when a medication is found to have serious health risks, it sometimes stays on the market with no penalties but a stricter warning label.

Prescription drug injuries can be very serious. Not only can they affect the deepest and most vital parts of the human body, but in many cases, medical professionals may not realize that a patient's illness was caused by a drug, causing them to lose precious treatment time. Indeed, the causes of some prescription drug injuries may not be apparent until months or years later, when independent scientists discover problems with the drug. Some of the most serious injuries caused by recently discredited prescription drugs include heart attacks and myocardial infarction, heightened or lowered blood pressure, blood clots, rapid changes in blood sugar and other potentially fatal conditions.

Patients who are concerned about the dangers of prescription drugs can speak with their doctors about the medications they currently take and watch the FDA's recall list for information about unsafe medications. But those who have already been injured have the right to take their cases to a court of law; indeed a lawsuit may help prevent unsafe drugs still on the market from harming others. In a prescription drug injury lawsuit, you could win money to cover the medical costs that using the drug incurred; compensation for the serious injury or permanent disability of a loved one; and perhaps even punitive damages, which punish a manufacturer for deceptive or illegal practices. But because the statute of limitations for these lawsuits often starts before you discover the injuries, time can be short.

If you or someone you care about was seriously injured by a prescription drug, you should speak with a South Carolina pharmaceutical litigation attorney at the Louthian Law Firm as soon as possible. We have won justice for South Carolinians since 1959, and recovered millions of dollars to help sick and injured people heal and move on. And because we know injured people are often suffering financially as well as physically, we never charge for an initial case evaluation. For a free consultation, call us today at 1-866-410-5656 or fill out our convenient, confidential online case evaluation form.

South Carolina Prescription Drug Attorney Disclaimer: The dangerous drug, pharmaceutical injury, pharmaceutical litigation or other legal personal injury information presented at this site should not be construed to be formal legal advice, nor the formation of a lawyer or attorney client relationship. Further communication with our attorneys through the website and email may not be considered as confidential or privileged. Any results set forth herein are based upon the facts of that particular case and do not represent a promise or guarantee. Please contact a Columbia South Carolina personal injury lawyer at the Louthian Law Firm, P.A. for a consultation on your particular personal injury matter. This web site is not intended to solicit clients for matters outside of the state of South Carolina.