Medication Injuries

Phoenix, Arizona, Medication Injury Lawsuit Attorneys

While most medications are safe and effective for their intended uses, many others have resulted in injuries or death. Our lawyers handle cases of serious injury and wrongful death in Arizona related to the use of prescription drugs such as:

• Vioxx
• Celebrex
• Bextra

Medications for use and sale in the United States are governed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), whose purpose is to provide reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness for all medications. The FDA has developed classes and categories of these items to determine the level of scrutiny that a drug must undergo in order to reach the market. However, some manufacturers have classified items in a manner designed to decrease the FDA's scrutiny, in order to gain approval without costly and time-consuming research and clinical trials. Regulatory scrutiny has purportedly been decreased at times to meet demand. In any event, FDA approval is not a guarantee of safety and will not shield a manufacturer from liability.

If a medication seriously injures a person or results in someone's death, the manufacturer, wholesaler or retailer of such products may be found liable for monetary damages or an equitable remedy to compensate those injured or their surviving family members.

Before selling pharmaceuticals to the public, drug manufacturers are obligated first to understand the drug's dangers and possible side effects and then to ensure that the public is informed of the risks. For over-the-counter medications, this is done by proper labeling and informational enclosures. For prescription drugs, the manufacturer generally has a duty to warn only the physician/healthcare provider, not the consumer. The physician understands that most patients ordinarily rely on the doctor's judgment and advice. When prescribing a drug, it is incumbent upon the doctor/healthcare provider to disclose to the patient the possible risks attached to such usage. Failure to adequately advise a patient of all associated risks so that the person may give informed consent may result in a claim for malpractice against the doctor/healthcare provider. Drug manufacturers and prescribing physicians hold positions of trust, and should expect that if their actions or inactions cause damage, they will be held responsible.

If you or a family member has suffered from serious medication side effects from a prescription drug, please contact our attorneys as soon as possible.

Contact the Phoenix, Arizona, medication injury lawsuit malpractice attorneys at Harris, Powers and Cunningham, PLLC.

Our lawyers represent medication injury victims throughout Arizona, including Phoenix, Ahwatukee, Apache Junction, Avondale, Casa Grande, Chandler, Cottonwood, El Mirage, Flagstaff, Fountain Hills, Gilbert, Glendale, Kingman, Litchfield Park, Maricopa, Mesa, Paradise Valley, Peoria, Pinetop-Lakewood, Prescott, Queen Creek, Scottsdale, Sedona, Sun City, Tempe, Tucson, and Wickenburg.