South Carolina Drug Injury Lawyers

Charleston Prescription Drug Attorneys

South Carolina Drug Injury Lawyer -Joye Law Firm

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 injury in South Carolina, let a drug injury lawyer at the Joye Law Firm help you. Our experienced and dedicated South Carolina drug injury 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.

Fentanyl Pain Patch

Painkiller patches containing the highly potent drug fentanyl have been recalled because of a manufacturing defect that could result in fatal overdoses for some users. If someone you care about used a pain patch and died of a fentanyl overdose, our law firm would like to speak with you. [read more]

Fixodent®/Denture Creams

Fixodent® and PoliGrip® are popular denture adhesives used by a growing number of seniors in the U.S. Recently, doctors established a link between denture adhesives and nerve damage.

In large amounts, denture creams may cause serious conditions known as neuropathies, which involve varying degrees of nerve damage and neurological damage to victims. Thirty-five million Americans use denture adhesives.[read more]

Fosamax®

Fosamax® (alendronate), a drug that has been on the market for almost 10 years, has been linked to osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) (1). Otherwise known as "dead jaw," osteonecrosis is a severe condition in which the jaw dies and is unable to regenerate, eventually leading to extreme pain and exposed bone in the mouth.[read more]

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]

Reglan®

Reglan is a drug prescribed to treat a variety of symptoms, including heartburn, nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite in some patients. Reglan's chemical name is metoclopramide. [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]

Trasylol®

Trasylol®, a medication frequently used during heart surgery to control bleeding, has been found to double the risk of kidney failure in patients. An estimated 10,000 people are forced to undergo dialysis each year after receiving the drug, which was approved by the FDA in 1993. Trasylol, generically known as aprotinin, is manufactured by Bayer AG and had projected sales estimates of more than $600 million in 2006. [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, Florence, Georgetown, Goose Creek, Hilton Head, Sumter, Moncks Corner, Myrtle Beach, Summerville, and Walterboro. Complete a FREE Online Consultation Form or call us today.

Our personal injury attorneys have experience in the following areas of practice: auto accidents, birth injury, boat accidents, brain injuries, drug injuries, defective products, dog bites, drunk driving, fire and burn injuries, motorcycle accidents, nursing home abuse and neglect, premises liability, Social Security Disability benefits, spinal cord injuries, traffic ticket, truck accidents, workers' compensation, and wrongful death.