If a medication you are taking is making you sick or worsening your condition, you are well within your rights to consider bringing a drug lawsuit to receive compensation for your injuries. What exactly is a drug lawsuit? It is a legal claim for damages when a person is injured due to defective drugs or medication errors. Depending upon the specific circumstances, claims for liability may be made against drug manufacturers, pharmacists, pharmacies, doctors, nurses, hospitals, and others. <\/p>
It\u2019s unfortunate that the medications we turn to when seriously ill can also make us sick. When this happens, it usually means that someone made a mistake, either in manufacturing the drug, as in defective drug cases, or in prescribing it. Whether you were given a bad drug or an error was made in prescribing your medication, when you have put your trust in the healthcare system and instead of being helped were harmed, it can be highly confusing and physically devastating. A skilled attorney can investigate your case to find out what happened and who was responsible, and then we\u2019ll fight to hold them accountable for your injuries.<\/p>\n
Terry Bryant and his team of drug injury attorneys and staff are fully committed to fighting injustice in all its forms and have successfully litigated high-profile cases against opponents including corporations, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and insurance companies.<\/p>\n
The proof is in our results. Visit our client victories page to read about real cases \u2014 and real money \u2014 the dedicated attorneys at Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law have won for our clients. (Please note that we present results on our site in amounts that are netted by the clients. Please note that some attorney sites use gross recovery amounts that have not yet been adjusted for attorney\u2019s fees, case expenses, or medical bills.)<\/p>\n
Since 1985, our overriding goal has been to help people who have been injured or wronged. We have stood side by side with our clients and fought for victims of drug injuries, pharmaceutical errors, and other tragedies. We understand the emotional, physical, and financial toll these incidents take on people and entire families.<\/p>\n
Our law firm has received the Better Business Bureau\u2019s Winner of Distinction Award multiple times \u2014a recognition of our dedication to providing clients with the highest level of service. Every person who works at Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law \u2014 lawyers and support staff \u2014 shares this commitment to our clients.<\/p>\n
Terry Bryant has not only been fighting for his clients as a personal injury lawyer since 1985, but he is also a former judge. This has given him an unparalleled understanding of the law from all angles. <\/p>\n
Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law offers free, no-obligation consultations to help you better understand your options. Our Houston drug injury attorneys also offer a No-Fee Guarantee, which means you pay us nothing unless you get your money. Call us at any time, seven days a week, at (713) 973-8888.<\/strong><\/p>\n REQUEST YOUR FREE CONSULTATION<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n The many different forms of compensation you can seek in a drug lawsuit are called damages. Whether your injuries were caused by a bad drug or a medication error, damages can include some or all of the following depending upon your specific circumstances:<\/p>\n Once we have reviewed your case, we can advise you about your options for compensation for your injuries. A drug lawsuit attorney from Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law will work with you to determine how much you should demand in a claim. We will then get to work on your case to make sure the responsible parties pay you for the costs of their negligence. We can be reached at (713) 973-8888 or (800) 444-5000.<\/p>\n Before discussing the details of a bad drug lawsuit, first it is important to understand what defective or bad drugs actually are. Bad drugs are harmful medications that were:<\/p>\n When drugs contain dangerous substances or are not labeled correctly, innocent consumers of defective medications are the ones who pay the price. Injuries and side effects that can result from unknowingly taking bad drugs include cardiovascular problems, respiratory effects, mental health issues, organ damage, neurological concerns, and other serious problems \u2013 even death. <\/p>\n These types of drug injuries happen more often than many people realize. While drug manufacturers are commonly to blame, liable parties might also include testing laboratories, sales representatives from the pharmaceutical company, doctors, pharmacists, and others who are involved in the design, manufacturing, and distribution process. When you have suffered an injury from a defective drug, you can hold the manufacturer and other responsible parties accountable by bringing a bad drug lawsuit in the form of a product liability claim. Product liability claims are lawsuits resulting from product defects that harm people, including pharmaceutical drugs. <\/p>\n If you suspect a defective drug might be responsible for your condition or injury, we encourage you to contact a Houston drug injury lawyer from our law firm today. We will carefully examine the potential liability of every entity who had a hand in the development, sales, prescribing, and administration of the drug that caused your injury. Our drug injury lawyer will advise you about your options in filing a drug injury lawsuit. Call Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law at (713) 973-8888 or 1 (800) 444-5000, or fill out our online contact form to schedule a free, no-obligation case evaluation. <\/p>\n You might wonder why so many bad drugs that can cause serious injuries are still on the market. Why isn\u2019t more being done to keep people safe from defective drugs? Big Pharma corporations have staggering amounts of money available to defend themselves from drug injury lawsuits when they distribute defective drugs. Additionally, the Food and Drug Administration\u2019s<\/a> (FDA) management of the drug approval process, as well as their procedure for warning the public when a defective drug is on the market, leaves much to be desired.<\/p>\n The FDA recalls at least one potentially harmful drug each and every month, according to news reports, yet studies suggest that companies and regulators continue their lax notification to healthcare providers and patients about their substandard products.<\/p>\n Experienced drug injury attorneys who deal with illness and death caused by Big Pharma\u2019s defective drugs understand the often complicated steps to take in these kinds of cases. A drug injury lawyer from Terry Bryant Law can counsel you about what to do if you have been the victim of a bad drug. Our telephone number is (713) 973-8888, or call us toll-free at 1 (800) 444-5000.<\/p>\n Many defective drug lawsuits morph into a multi-district litigation (MDL) where groups of individual lawsuits related to a particular medication \u2013 maybe even in different jurisdictions or states \u2013 are grouped into one large case. Others may be grouped into a class action lawsuit. Our drug injury lawyers can advise you about the most beneficial approach based upon the circumstances of your case, including an individual drug injury lawsuit. <\/p>\n While a drug injury lawyer identifies and pursues parties responsible for dangerously designed or manufactured drugs, a medication error lawyer examines mistakes by healthcare professionals in administering drugs, prescribing drugs, and filling drug prescriptions. When it is determined that a mistake was made in one of these areas and the patient was harmed, a medication error lawsuit may be filed to gain the victim compensation for their injuries.<\/p>\n How do these egregious mistakes occur, and who is responsible for them? They can happen at many stages of the drug prescription process, from the time the drug is first ordered through its being administered. Errors are most common at the prescribing stage. In some cases, doctors write down the wrong medication, wrong dosage, or wrong frequency. In other cases, the patient\u2019s doctor prescribed the correct drug, but the pharmacist or pharmacy technician fills it with the wrong medication or the wrong dosage of the right medication. There are a whole host of possible reasons for these dangerous errors: <\/p>\n When medication errors happen, it is the patient who suffers the consequences. Whether in an outpatient clinic, in a hospital setting, or at the pharmacy counter, doctors, nurses, and pharmacists who administer the wrong drug or the wrong dose of a drug greatly endanger people who are already suffering from serious medical conditions. <\/p>\n If you have been the victim of a medication error or truck accident during any step of the prescribing and administering process, an experienced professionals such as medication error lawyers from Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law and lawyers for truck accidents <\/a> can advise you about your rights and work in your best interests. Our drug injury attorney will look at the actions of the doctors, pharmacists, and nurses involved in the ordering and filling of a prescription or the administration of a drug to find out who made the mistake. Additionally, in some cases, patients who are using certain drugs need careful and regular monitoring, and if this due diligence does not happen, injuries can occur. Call our injury attorneys<\/a> at (713) 973-8888 or toll-free 1 (800) 444-5000 to learn more. <\/p>\n The statistics show in black and white just how prevalent medication errors are. They harm an estimated 1.5 million people every year and cost at least $3.5 billion annually, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information<\/a>. The Center also says that preventable medication errors (not all of which harm people, fortunately) impact more than 7 million patients and cost almost $21 billion annually. These types of errors can occur any time during the process of selecting, prescribing, and dispensing medications.<\/p>\n When an improperly prescribed drug causes illness, a medication error lawyer assists victims who wish to recover financial compensation for medical bills, lost income, pain and suffering, and other damages through a medication error lawsuit. They may also seek punitive and wrongful death damages, if either applies. Punitive damages are intended to punish the party being sued when their actions are especially negligent or egregious. Wrongful death damages, represented by a wrongful death lawyer<\/a> may be sought by family members on behalf of a person who died because of a medication error. <\/p>\n Healthcare providers have an obligation to act in a manner that the medical profession requires of any qualified provider in similar circumstances. This duty of care applies to physicians and healthcare providers in all specialties. Regarding the prescribing of medications, the healthcare provider\u2019s duty is to be aware of the patient\u2019s allergies or other medications they may be taking. Unfortunately, in many cases hurried doctors, pharmacists, and others do not always fulfill this duty and injuries and worse can occur.<\/p>\n When a healthcare provider fails to meet their duty of care, they can be found negligent and consequently liable for breaching their duty. When a doctor or pharmacist fails to inquire about the patient\u2019s medical history, allergies, or other prescriptions, they may be liable for any harm caused by their oversight.<\/p>\n When the medical professional\u2019s negligence is directly responsible for the injury, and the injury causes damage to the patient\u2019s health, this completes the thread of liability and makes the healthcare provider a potential defendant in an injury lawsuit. A medication error lawyer can review all the facts to help determine liability.<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve been injured due to a medication error, you should be focusing on your health and recovery. You shouldn\u2019t have to try and figure out the complexities of how your medication error injury or illness occurred and who should be held responsible in a medication error lawsuit. The Houston drug injury attorneys at Terry Bryant Accident & Injury Law will find out who was responsible. Contact us today at (713) 973-8888 or toll-free 1 (800) 444-5000 to get started with a free consultation.<\/p>\n Another way that drug injuries occur and for which medication error lawsuits might be warranted are when drugs are overprescribed by doctors. In theory, drugs are prescribed only to patients who need them. In practice, doctors often prescribe medications when they shouldn\u2019t. The trend of overprescribing is talked about a lot in the news and in medical journals. Many in the medical community believe that the opioid epidemic was at least partially caused by overprescribing. Doctors are also widely criticized for prescribing antibiotics when they aren\u2019t needed. Some studies suggest that doctors practicing telemedicine, which is when doctors diagnose patients virtually rather than in person, prescribe antibiotics to children at higher rates<\/a> than doctors practicing in a traditional setting.<\/p>\n Estimates suggest that every year doctors write 10 outpatient prescriptions for each American. That\u2019s approximately 2.8 billion annual outpatient prescriptions. Are all of these drugs really necessary? <\/p>\n Though not every medication error leads to injury, a significant number of them unfortunately do. Many serious injuries also occur because of defective drugs. <\/p>\n If you\u2019ve suffered health complications and additional medical expenses due to a medication mistake or a bad drug, or if a family member has died and you suspect that it was because of a medication, we can advise you about your options for seeking compensation for your damages or on behalf of your family member. Our skilled drug lawsuit attorneys have extensive experience fighting for the rights of people who have been injured due to defective drugs or medication errors.<\/p>\n We are proud to represent injured victims in drug injury cases and help them get the financial compensation they deserve. We have the resources to effectively pursue your claim, including relationships with qualified pharmaceutical experts and leading consumer advocates as expert witnesses.<\/p>\n The Houston drug injury lawyers with the accident and injury law office of Terry Bryant have successfully handled cases on behalf of clients who were injured after a doctor, nurse, or pharmacist failed to take proper care when prescribing, administering, or dispensing medication. We are also not afraid to take on pharmaceutical companies who have introduced defective drugs into the medical marketplace. If you have been injured by a medication error or a defective medication, or if a family member has suffered a wrongful death, contact us today through our online form or call (713) 973-8888 or toll-free 1 (800) 444-5000.<\/p>\n \u201dAfter much forethought and a good conversation at Terry Bryant\u2019s firm. I believe \ud83d\ude4f I\u2019ve had a change of heart \u2764 about them and their willingness to help with my legal issue\u2019s. I believe they will help, and it will be a Good Thing for all those involved. We do need more good these days. And the fine Professional services @Terry Bryant will do just that.\u201d – Steven Bennett <\/i> (Google Review)<\/p>\nDamages You Can Seek in a Drug Lawsuit<\/h2>\n
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Drug Injuries from Medication Errors Are a Major Problem in the U.S.<\/h2>\n
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