Drug Injury Attorneys in Alabama

Every day, people in the United States are hospitalized or killed because of adverse reactions to prescription drugs. Even medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can have side effects that were never detected in pre-approval clinical trials, often because the drugs were rushed through the approval process with inadequate time to discover long-term side effects.

When doctors prescribe drugs for an off-label use, sometimes with the implicit or explicit encouragement of drug company sales representatives, the results can be tragic.

At S. Kay Dansby, P.C., we help injured clients and their families navigate these often-complex cases involving:

• Arthritis Drugs, including the Cox-2 Inhibitors Bextra, Celebrex, and VIOXX, which may increase the risks of heart attack and stroke.
• Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), including Premarin, Depo-Provera, and Prempro, which are now known to increase women’s risk of breast cancer, blood clots, heart attack, and stroke.
• FDA Recalls, and litigation over injuries from Baycol, Serzone, Rezulin, VIOXX and other recalled drugs.
• Avandia, which is prescribed to treat type-2 diabetes. According to the results of more than 40 controlled clinical trials, users may suffer an increased risk of heart attack.
• Digitek, which was recalled after this heart drug was found to contain twice the appropriate level of the active ingredient.
• Fosamex, a drug prescribed for the treatment or prevention of osteoporosis, which may be linked to a disfiguring jaw disease.
• Heparin, a widely used anti-coagulant. The FDA recalled some batches of this drug in 2008 because they were contaminated with over-sulfated chondroitin sulfate. More than 80 deaths and thousands of illnesses resulted from this lethal contamination.
• Pain Pumps, specifically intra-articular pain pumps, which were recently identified as the likely cause of Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis (PAGCL). This condition can cause severe pain and stiffness in the shoulder, as well as limited range of motion and reduced strength.
• Trasylol, a drug used to reduce bleeding during surgery that was taken off the market in November, 2007, when studies were revealed that showed an increased risk of kidney damage, stroke, heart attack, and death.

If you or a loved one has been injured or suffered a wrongful death because of the use of a dangerous drug, call S. Kay Dansby, P.C. We will evaluate your case, explain your options, and tell you how we can help.