Pharmaceutical Injuries
Serving Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and surrounding areas
When large companies manufacture and sell pharmaceuticals, the law requires them to ensure the medications and all other medical devices are safe and effective. Unfortunately, some companies fail to do the research needed to properly assess a medication's risks or side effects before releasing it to public. Or, in some instances, a manufacturer is aware of the dangers but chooses to keep that information from the public. When this happens, the drug company is liable for damages - even if the FDA has approved the drug.
In the United States, thousands of people are injured or killed as the result of taking dangerous prescription drugs. If you or a family member has been injured as a result of taking a dangerous prescription drug, contact our drug recall lawyers today to discuss your legal rights. We are currently representing clients who have been injured as a result of taking the following medications.
Avandia
Avandia, or Rosiglitazone, is the world’s best-selling Type-2 diabetes medication; manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline. More than 1 million people in the United States alone take the drug in order to lower their blood sugar levels. In May 2007, The New England Journal of Medicine published a report that showed a link between Avandia and serious heart and other medical problems.Read more about Avandia.
Paxil
If you or a loved one has used Paxil while pregnant and gave birth to a baby suffering from heart or lung defects, you may be entitled to compensation. The popular SSRI antidepressant drug Paxil (generic: paroxetine), used by millions of Americans, has been linked to a variety of severe birth defects, including persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN), and heart, lung, abdominal, and cranial defects. Read more about Paxil.
Trasylol
Trasylol (aprotonin), a clotting drug used to stem bleeding during open heart surgery, and given to millions of heart bypass patients in the United States, has been linked to an elevated risk of kidney failure leading to death. Trasylol was withdrawn at the request of the FDA in November, 2007, but the link between the drug and fatalities was first published in January, 2006. Read more about Trasylol.
Learn more about preemption laws on our preemption laws for pharmaceutical products and medical devices page.
The prevalence of dangerous drugs in society has increased with time. At Stipe & Belote, we believe it is crucial that major drug manufacturers are held accountable for the immense damage, injuries and deaths they have caused due to their own negligence and greed.
Contact us today if you believe you should be included in a class-action lawsuit related to one of these dangerous drugs.
Although medical professionals are required by law to exercise the utmost care, skill and diligence when treating their patients, it is estimated that over 90,000 people every year are either injured or killed due to physician or nurse error. 
When workers are injured, employers and their workers compensation insurance carrier are responsible for providing those employees with the medical care they need as quickly as possible. 
If you are disabled, and can no longer work, the federal government offers disability payments to individuals who qualify under the Social Security Disability Insurance plan. 
