Dangerous Drug Attorneys Have the Skills Necessary to Beat Pharmaceutical Companies

When you receive a prescription from your doctor or another authorized healthcare professional, you expect it to help you with whatever condition ails you. While all prescription drugs come with inherent risks, their benefits should outweigh their side effects. Often, that is the case. However, in some instances, people experience adverse reactions that threaten their lives.

In 2019, there were over 2,191,808 adverse reactions to prescription drugs in the U.S., according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Patients need these medications to live comfortably, but they often cause problems far worse than what doctors prescribed them to treat. That is the case for many patients who took Xeljanz.

In 2012, the FDA approved Xeljanz for use as a rheumatoid arthritis treatment. Eventually, they also approved the drug for psoriatic arthritis and ulcerative colitis in 2017 and 2018, respectively. However, in 2019, the FDA released a safety statement revealing the results of an interim analysis of a study they began in 2012.

The results revealed that taking a 10mg dose of tofacitinib (the active ingredient in Xeljanz) lead to an increase in blood clots and death. Naturally, this discovery has led to a host of dangerous drug lawsuits against Pfizer (Xeljanz’s manufacturer).

However, these lawsuits are incredibly complicated. You have to go up against large pharmaceutical companies, who will do whatever they can to avoid liability. That is why it is vital to have a dangerous drug attorney on your side. They will help you navigate these situations and will fight to ensure you receive the compensation you deserve.

If you suffered adverse reactions while taking Xeljanz, give Wormington & Bollinger a call today.

Filing a Dangerous Drug Lawsuit 

Filing a dangerous drug lawsuit is complicated. Often, people don’t expect their prescriptions to cause them injuries or threaten their lives further. When that does happen, they often don’t know what to do next.

These victims experience adverse reactions that send them reeling. They have to face new, potentially life-threatening side effects that force them to receive even further treatment than before. While your health and safety are paramount, it’s essential to understand the legal implications of your case. If not, you might not be able to receive the compensation you deserve.

There are three categories to file a dangerous drug claim, which include:

• Defective Design: There may be a defect in the product’s design that makes it unreasonably dangerous even when taken as intended. However, these cases are often rare since the FDA would not approve a drug with dangerous defects.
• Manufacturing Defects: While a drug’s design is safe, there might have been an issue during the manufacturing process that led to contamination, making the drug dangerous.
• Inaccurate Marketing: All drugs must come with warning labels that detail any potential side effects of taking the prescription. If they do not have one or have a misleading label, you can file a lawsuit.

To ensure your dangerous drug claim is a success, you must prove that:

• You took the prescription as your doctor directed.
• You suffered an injury or illness.
• The drug had a defect that your doctor, pharmacy, or the manufacturer failed to warn you about.
• This defect was the direct cause of your injury or illness.

Not only that, but multiple parties can be held liable, from the manufacturer to the pharmacy and the prescribing doctor. It can be difficult for a patient recovering or suffering from their injuries to go through this process.

Why You Need a Dangerous Drug Attorney

As we mentioned earlier, dangerous drug cases are complicated. There are many moving parts and multiple parties. Often, the victim is still recovering from the injuries they sustained due to adverse reactions from a drug. Their first priority should be to ensure that they recover as quickly and as successfully as possible.

However, they shouldn’t wait to file a dangerous drug claim. If not, the stress of their injuries will only get worse once they have to deal with mounting medical bills. The compensation they recover in a lawsuit could help ease this stress.

In the case of Xeljanz, the FDA’s revelation about the increased risk of blood clots is still new. These cases are still in their early stages, and a lot is still unknown about them, which only complicates the process. However, a dangerous drug attorney like the ones at Wormington & Bollinger can help in your Xeljanz case.

Our attorneys can:

• Provide you with quality legal advice to help you reach the outcome you desire.
• Relieve some of the stress you are going through.
• Ensure you receive the treatment you require.
• Allow you a chance to recover from your injuries while we do the heavy lifting.
• Use our years of knowledge and experience to ensure you recover the damages you deserve.
• Help you determine who was at fault, so we know who to file a claim against properly.
• Won’t back down from large pharmaceutical companies.

Dangerous drug attorneys understand this legal process and the complexity of pharmaceutical law, so even though Xeljanz lawsuits are still new, we have a better chance of ensuring you receive the outcome you desire.

Contact Wormington & Bollinger

Ever since the FDA released their safety statement detailing the increased risk of blood clots and death when taking Xeljanz, more and more Xeljanz lawsuits have emerged against Pfizer. As a medical malpractice and dangerous drug law firm, Wormington & Bollinger were more than ready to help patients that suffered adverse reactions.

With our years of experience going up against large pharmaceutical companies and our understanding of pharmaceutical law, we have the skills necessary to ensure you recover damages for your injuries.

If you suffered injuries or illness while taking Xeljanz, contact the dangerous drug attorneys at Wormington & Bollinger and let us help.