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Holding Drug Companies Responsible for Prescription Drugs that Harm Consumers

Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz is a Minnesota law firm with a national reputation for handling prescription drug liability cases. We handle defective drug cases on behalf of individuals as well as class action cases involving hundreds or thousands of people who suffered injury after using a defective drug.

We have seen an increasing number of drug complications relating to medications for depression, ADHD, and low bone density. None of these drugs has been subject to a recall yet.

If you believe you or a loved one was harmed by using a dangerous drug, please contact our law office or call us toll free at (866) 531-2705 to speak directly with a personal injury attorney. If you live in Minnesota, we can meet with you personally. But regardless of where you live, we can handle your defective drug case involving a class action lawsuit.

Who Is Responsible for Ensuring Drugs are Safe?

Drugs are like other manufactured products in that the manufacturer is responsible for ensuring the safety of the product when properly used. This is why it is vital that consumers be provided with clear instructions about how to use the drug, and are given notice of possible side effects so they can make an informed decision about the risks they are or are not willing to take. Drug consumers can bring a lawsuit if the drug company failed to properly inform them.

But a defective drug case also differs from a defective product case in several ways.

• A drug may not have been adequately tested so serious health problems were not found until it became available to the public
• Drug company sales people may be encouraging doctors to use a drug or a medical product for a different purpose than it was originally intended
• The risks of a drug may have been downplayed

Below are some of the drugs that have been identified as unsafe, and the primary medical problem patients experienced that resulted in drug liability lawsuits. Some of these drugs have been the subject of a recall. If you have been taking any of the following prescription drugs, and have suffered the following injury, talk to a lawyer at our office about whether you can bring a prescription drug lawsuit or join a class action case:

If you do not know all of the drugs you have taken for your medical condition, you can check your drug list by asking your pharmacist for a prescription printout for the last four years. This may take some time to generate so please call your pharmacy in advance of an appointment with an attorney.

Please DO NOT stop taking the medications you are prescribed without consulting a medical doctor.

You deserve quality representation. Contact a prescription drug liability lawyer at Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz today. Call toll free (866) 531-2705. If you live in Minnesota, we can meet with you in your home or hospital room. We handle drug recall and dangerous drug cases nationwide.