Pharmaceutical Injury Lawyers

Wilkes-Barre, Sugarloaf and Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Unfortunately, there have been many drugs on the market that were later recalled due to risk of serious and often fatal side effects. The pharmaceutical injury lawyers at The Falvello Law firm in Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania, have experience dealing with people who have been injured or killed because they took a medication they were prescribed by a doctor.

Types of Dangerous Drugs

Examples of types of drugs that can be potentially dangerous include:

• Acid reflux or heartburn drugs
• Antidepressants
• Arthritis Drugs
• Diet Drugs
• Cholesterol-level controlling drugs
• Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
• Over-the-counter decongestants
• Pain medications
• Steroids for pain

Liability for Pharmaceutical Injuries

Parties who may be held responsible for your pharmaceutical injury include:

• Doctors
• Drug manufacturers
• Pharmacies

Which of these parties is responsible depends on your individual case. Many times a suit is brought as a class action suit against a drug manufacturer, meaning that a group of people is represented in litigation against the defendant, and awards are split between all of the people in the group because they all have an extremely similar claim.

Statute of Limitations

In Pennsylvania, the statute of limitations is 2 years from the date of injury or from when you know, or should have known, that you were injured by a dangerous drug. This is why it is important to contact a pharmaceutical injury lawyer immediately.

Examples of Pharmaceutical Injury Litigation

Many drugs have been named in class-action lawsuits against the drug manufacturers including:

• Celebrex
• Fen-Phen
• Fosamax
• Ortho Evra
• Vioxx

These are just a few examples of drugs that were on the market but proved to be dangerous.

Whether you or someone you love has suffered a pharmaceutical injury, email us at The Falvello Law Firm in the Wilkes-Barre area of Pennsylvania. We want to help you deal with your pharmaceutical injury and get you the compensation you deserve. We have a free initial consultation, and we work on a contingency basis. You don’t pay us unless we settle your case.