Dangerous Drugs

Defective or Dangerous Drugs and Medication Errors

When a doctor prescribes medication, patients trust that the medication will probably help them. They seldom anticipate that the prescription will sicken them further or cause death. When that injury or death is the result of negligence on the part of the physician, pharmacy, or the manufacturer of the drug, you may be able to obtain compensation. Our New York lawyers have helped people recover payment for their pain and suffering, medical expenses, and lost wages after they have taken a defective or dangerous drug or been injured because of a medication error.

Medication errors

Professionals, such as doctors, nurses, and pharmacists, can prescribe or dispense the wrong drug or wrong dose. Warnings and instructions can be ignored or missing from the dispensed medications. Patients may not be properly questioned about allergies and previous drug reactions. Their current medications may not be considered, leading to a drug interaction. If you believe that your injury was the result of such medical malpractice, contact our New York law firm, Shandell, Blitz, Blitz, & Ashley. We have been helping injured people for more than 30 years. Call to schedule a free initial consultation to learn how we might help you.

Defective drugs

Drug companies and their researchers are under enormous pressure to produce the next miracle drug that adds big profits to the bottom line. With that, some drugs have been released without adequate testing. The marketing blitz that accompanies many drugs is hard for patients and their physicians to resist. Advertising often plays down side effects or drug interaction issues. Recalls may be issued after hundreds or thousands of people have been injured or have died because of the manufacturing, testing, and marketing of a defective drug.

Attorneys up to the challenge of dangerous drug claims

Fighting the multinational drug companies is very challenging. At Shandell, Blitz, Blitz, & Ashley, we have the experience, the access to expert knowledge, and the desire to help that allows us to take on dangerous drug lawsuits. If you have been made ill or a loved one has died because of a medication error or a dangerous drug, contact our Manhattan law firm to learn if we can help.