Drug Injury Attorneys
South Carolina Personal Injury Attorneys
In today's world, new pharmaceutical advancements seem to emerge on almost a daily basis. While these wonder drugs can seem promising, all too often they end up inflicting harm-causing serious, life-threatening health problems and even death in some instances. If you or someone in your family has been harmed by a drug, let a drug injury lawyer at the Joye Law Firm help you. Our experienced and dedicated attorneys can help you get legal justice for the wrong done to you or your loved one by a medication.
Follow the links below to get information you need to know about some of the more prominent drug recalls and injuries.
Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis
A dye used in MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and MRA (magnetic resonance angiography) scans has been linked to a rare and potentially fatal skin disease in some users. [read more]
Ortho Evra®
Ortho Evra® is the number one prescribed birth control brand in the United States (1) and is known as a “transdermal contraceptive system.” Ortho Evra is a birth control patch that is applied to the arms, torso, abdomen, or buttocks once a week and offers "the same efficacy as the Pill with even greater simplicity (1)." It turns out, however, that women using the Ortho Evra patch are at an increased risk for fatal blood clots compared to women taking birth control pills. [read more]
Paxil®
On September 27, 2005, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and GlaxoSmithKline notified healthcare professionals of changes to the Pregnancy/PRECAUTIONS section of the Prescribing Information for Paxil® to describe the results of a study of major congenital malformations, which are physical body or organ malformations existing at birth.
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Permax®
The Parkinson's disease drug Permax® (pergolide) has been recalled from the market by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after reports that the drug is linked to serious and potentially fatal heart valve damage in some users. [read more]
Seroquel®
Seroquel (quetiapine) is pharmaceutical drug in the class of atypical antipsychotics approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1997. Antipsychotic drugs are used to treat symptoms of schizophrenia which include hearing voices, seeing things, sensing things that are not there, mistaken beliefs, and paranoia (1). Seroquel is also used in the treatment of mania associated with bipolar disorder. [read more]
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Have you or a loved one suffered a serious injury or illness as a result of a drug? Contact a South Carolina drug injury lawyer at the Joye Law Firm today. Our office is located in Charleston, but we have successfully advocated for clients throughout the lowcountry area, including Columbia, Georgetown, Goose Creek, Hilton Head, Sumter, Moncks Corner, Myrtle Beach, Summerville, and Walterboro. Complete a FREE Online Consultation Form or call us today.
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