Indiana Drug Injury Lawyer

The pharmaceutical industry is hugely competitive. Drug manufacturing giants aggressively market their products, and often their eyes are strictly on profits. So, they continue to downplay or hide the health risks associated with their “wonder drugs.” All too often, the FDA must request stricter warning labels, only to pull the product off the market months later. By the time these drug recalls have taken effect, too many case reports of drug injury and even death have accumulated.

As Indiana drug injury lawyers, Woods and Woods handle injury and pharmaceutical cases because the public deserves compensation for drug companies' carelessness. Follow the links for information you need to know about Kentucky and Indiana drug recalls, injuries and drug injuries that have made headlines with their frightening side effects, which include: primary pulmonary hypertension, hemorrhagic strokes, kidney damage, kidney failure and more.

Chantix®

The anti-smoking drug Chantix® has been linked to depression, suicidal thoughts, and violent behavior in some users, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (1). Government scientists are currently investigating the matter after reports of mood disorders and erratic behavior in some users came to their attention earlier this year.[read more]

Digitek

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class I recall of the drug Digitek after reports of serious adverse reactions and digitalis toxicity in some users. Digitek is used to treat congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter, which are types of fast heartbeats.[read more]

Fosamax®

Fosamax is an oral medicine 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). [read more]

Heparin Recall

There has been an urgent nationwide recall of heparin units manufactured by Baxter Healthcare. [read more]

Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis

A dye used in MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and MRA (magnetic resonance angiography) scans has been linked to a rare and potentially fatal skin disease in some users. [read more]

Trasylol®

Trasylol, a drug frequently used during heart surgery to control bleeding, has been found to double the risk of kidney failure (1) in patients. An estimated 10,000 people are forced to undergo dialysis each year after receiving the drug, which was approved by the FDA in 1993. [read more]

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If you have been injured by these or any other drug injuries, contact a Kentucky or Indiana drug injury lawyer at at Woods and Woods today. Our main office is located in Evansville, Indiana, but we also have an office in Owensboro, Kentucky, and we have successfully advocated for clients throughout southern Indiana and northwestern Kentucky, including Jasper, Vincennes, Madisonville and Henderson, KY. Complete a Free Online Consultation Form or call us at 812-426-7200 for an immediate and confidential evaluation of your case.