While the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) does its best to monitor the manufacture and testing of medications in the United States, people can still be injured by defective or dangerous drugs. Dangerous drugs are those that cause consumers injury. Pharmaceutical companies and others can be liable for harm and damages that patients experience due to unsafe drugs.
Who Could Be Liable for Dangerous Drugs?
As you can see, a person can be injured due to dangerous drugs in a number of ways. Liability for your damages will depend on who was responsible for the harm you suffered.
For example, if your New Orleans doctor was the one who prescribed a medication that they should have known you were allergic to, then the doctor and healthcare provider could be liable for your injuries and related suffering.
If you were harmed by the drug itself, which is later discovered to have not been properly safety tested, the pharmaceutical company or safety lab could be liable for harming you.
By investigating your health problems and the involved medications, a New Orleans dangerous drugs lawyer can determine what caused your injuries. Then the liable party can be pursued through the legal process of filing an injury claim or lawsuit.
Possible liable parties involving dangerous or defective drugs include:
- Pharmaceutical companies
- Drug manufacturers
- Medical providers (hospitals)
- Healthcare workers including doctors
- Pharmacy staff
