If you've been hurt by recalled drugs, a pharmacy error, dangerous antidepressants, or risky asthma drugs, where can you turn for help? You may have trusted a drug to help you feel better but now your health is worse. If you had a bad drug reaction, there's a good chance it may have happened to someone else too. Because there are time limits on filing a claim on a dangerous drug, don't wait any longer to find out about your legal rights. Our lawyers have experience representing people hurt by all kinds of drugs, including dangerous drugs such as:
Ortho Evra®
Since the Ortho Evra® birth control patch was FDA approved in November of 2001, a number of dangerous side effects have been reported, including fatal heart attacks and strokes. Deaths have been connected with patch use, in addition to dozens of nonfatal strokes and blood clots, according to consumer reports to the FDA.
Seroquel
Seroquel is marketed as a treatment for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety and sleep disorders. Antipsychotic drugs like Seroquel (quetiapine fumarate) have been found to cause extremely dangerous side effects, including diabetes and hypoglycemia. In some cases, these side effects have resulted in death. Seroquel has also been linked to pancreatitis. Pancreatitis is dangerous inflammation of the pancreas.
Zyprexa
Zyprexa can cause diabetes and diabetes-related complications including coma and death. To date, in the United States, Zyprexa is linked to many cases of diabetes, including deaths. Zyprexa has also been found to increase the risk of death by cardiac events or infections in elderly dementia patients.
Fosamax
Fosamax is an oral drug used in the treatment of osteoporosis (bone loss) in post-menopausal women; to increase bone mass in men with osteoporosis; and to treat Paget’s Disease (a life-long chronic condition that results in abnormal bone growth).
Patients have reported bone death in their jaws after taking Fosamax. Most of these patients were taking potent, intravenously delivered forms of the drug. Additionally, some people who were taking the drug in pill form have suffered from such debilitating pain that they have become bedridden or in need of walkers, crutches or wheelchairs.
Digitek
The heart medication Digitek has been recalled nationwide. If you have suffered serious injuries from taking Digitek, call Bernstein & Associates immediately at 702-240-0000 or 1-800-525-4878. You can also fill out our online request page and someone from our office will contact you immediately.
Levaquin
Levaquin (generic levofloxacin) is a powerful, prescription antibiotic made by Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical that has been linked to an increased risk of tendon ruptures, tendonitis, and other serious injuries.
Tendons can rupture quickly, within hours of taking Levaquin, or may take weeks to develop. In some cases, patients feel pain and notice swelling or bruising in the area of the tendon, but some patients report seeing no symptoms of problems before they are injured.
Yasmin/Yaz Contraceptive
Lawsuits were filed against Bayer after a series of reports were released linking Yasmin/Yaz to several deaths nationwide. Some of these cases were fatal; complications included such serious effects as stroke and heart attacks. The complications were caused by different factors, but one of the most notable interactions between the contraceptive and women's bodies was the presence of high levels of potassium. These raised levels are potentially dangerous for women with preexisting conditions such as diabetes, obesity, chronic high blood pressure, renal (kidney) conditions, history of stoke, or deep vein thrombosis. More often than not, women were unaware or unwarned of the potentially serious side effects.
Other Dangerous Drugs
There are thousands of drugs on the market, and sometimes it takes months, even years, before we learn about their dangerous side effects. If you think you suffered a serious reaction to a dangerous drug, tell us about your drug injury. Just because you don't see your drug listed doesn't mean you don't have a dangerous drug case.
When you take a drug prescribed by a doctor, it is usually assumed that the drug will help you recover from an illness or aid in the treatment of some medical condition. Some drugs, however, have dangerous side effects that can cause many more problems than they solve.
When a drug is developed, it is tested to make sure it does not cause dangerous side effects. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may still approve the drug as long as the dangerous side effects do not occur too often.
You can go to the FDA's website to see if a drug has been recalled and get more information: www.fda.gov.
Our Lawyers Understand Drug Cases
That's why you want Ed Bernstein & Associates on your side. Our personal injury lawyers and staff work together to get you the best possible outcome. When you hire us, we put over four decades of legal experience to work, fighting for your legal rights to fair compensation.
We understand the complexity of dangerous and recalled drug cases and have the resources to take on the big pharmaceutical companies that make, sell and distribute the drugs. And, when you hire us, you won't pay us a penny for our services, unless and until we get money for you.
If you or a loved one used one of these drugs, fill out the online request or call our office at 702-240-0000.
Edward M. Bernstein is the owner of Edward M. Bernstein & Associates, a law firm with offices in Las Vegas and Green Valley, Henderson. He has served as a Judge Pro Tem for the City of Las Vegas Municipal Court and for the City of North Las Vegas. He was the Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in 2000. He has been appointed by the Governor to serve as a hearing officer for the State of Nevada Personnel Advisory Commission as well as a hearing officer for the State of Nevada Department of Administration and the Nevada Board of Psychological Examiners. Las Vegas personal injury lawyer Ed Bernstein is one of the most experienced Las Vegas personal injury lawyer representing Las Vegas victims who need a Las Vegas personal injury lawyer or a Las Vegas car accident lawyer. If you've been hurt, you want a car crash attorney who understands the type of injuries that result from serious car wrecks. That's exactly what you'll get the from the law firm of Ed Bernstein & Associates. There are hundreds of accidents in Las Vegas annually and a car accident attorney in our Las Vegas injury law firm can help you recover damages and get compensated for injuries of all types. Our Las Vegas wrongful death lawyers handle injury lawsuits pertaining to medical malpractice cases. If you've been hurt by recalled drugs, a pharmacy error, dangerous antidepressants, or risky asthma drugs, where can you turn for help? You may have trusted a drug to help you feel better but now your health is worse. If you had a bad drug reaction, there's a good chance it may have happened to someone else too. Because there are time limits on filing a claim on a dangerous drug, don't wait any longer to find out about your legal rights. This website offers information about car accidents, bike accidents, taxi accidents, boat accidents, pedestrian accidents, motorcycle accidents, work injuries, workers compensation, hurt-on-the-job injures, dog bites, animal attacks, slip and fall accidents, casino accidents, medical malpractice, social security disability, people denied social security benefits, food poisoning, nursing home abuse, dental malpractice, chiropractor malpractice, nursing malpractice, healthcare malpractice, insurance disputes, defective products, harmful side effects from drugs like Ortho Evra, Seroquel, Zyprex, Fosamax, Digitek, Levaquin, or Yasmin / Yaz.