Pharmaceutical Injury
When an individual has been injured or killed from taking prescription medication or over-the-counter drugs, a drug injury lawsuit may be possible. The injury sustained can be a condition brought on by a serious reaction, side effect, or even death. To be eligible for a drug injury case, the injury sustained must have been a preventable injury had someone, such as a drug manufacturer, physician, or pharmacist, made a better move.
Before any medication ever reached the market for sale, it must be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However, sometimes defective medicines find their way through the system, reach the masses, and harm hundreds or people. Other times, the issue lies in the hands of improper or unclear warning labels or instructions that later cause harm. It's also possible the incident causing injury occurred at the pharmacy: medications were improperly handled, bottles were mislabeled, and so on.
See also Article titled Pharmacology 101 under the Articles section.