In Florida, 21 polo horses died in April 2009 in an accident that highlighted the risks of personal injury and wrongful death from pharmaceutical medical malpractice.
Our pharmaceutical malpractice lawyers believe that manufactures and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may be at fault for product liability in this wrongful death case. If dangerous drugs are released on the markets, they could cause personal injury or take the life of a human.
Pharmaceutical Liability caused the wrongful deaths of 21 polo horses.
Long before the fatal horse accidents, federal regulators and veterinary groups warned that these drugs, made by compounding pharmacies, could be unsafe defective products. Compounding pharmacies produce custom-made drugs widely used by veterinarians to treat all types of animals, not just horses. Imagine the amount of wrongful deaths from pharmaceutical medical malpractice that would occur if the drug was approved for people.
While they are regulated by state pharmacy boards, compounding pharmacies do not undergo the same screening and manufacturing process as drugs that must meet FDA approval standards. A defective product could easily go on the market, waiting to create a case of pharmaceutical medical malpractice due to products liability.
Recent events, however, have called into question just how effective the FDA really is in preventing product liability issues and detecting defective products before they are released for consumer use. Imagine that you receive a whiplash injury from a car accident, and your medical treatment consists of your doctor prescribing you a new type of medication. Instead of helping to heal your personal injury, the drug, however, worsens it.
Why was that defective product approved for use in the first place and who was in charge of certifying it?
As pharmaceutical liability attorneys, we think that drug companies – as well as the government regulators – could possibly be held at fault in a court of law if a product liability leads to pharmaceutical medical malpractice.
Call us now at 1-800-655-6585 or click here for a free consultation with an experienced personal injury attorney and find out how we can help you. We speak English and Spanish, and we look forward to providing advice for your case. No fee if no recovery.
About Michael PinesMichael Pines is a former insurance company attorney who specializes in car accident injury. While he was an insurance attorney, he learned from behind the scenes on how insurance companies work and how they decided to pay injured people. Now that he works against insurance companies, Michael's inside knowledge has resulted in significant benefits to his clients injured in car accidents.
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