Thanks to advances in medical science, more treatment methods and medications are available to Texas residents today than ever before. Unfortunately, the influx of options for medical care has also led to a lot more cases of drugs interacting in dangerous ways or causing harm due to defects not disclosed by their manufacturers.
What are Grounds for Civil Action Against Drug Manufacturers?
Pharmaceutical companies cannot be held financially liable for every side-effect their medications cause. A claimant must first demonstrate that they suffered compensable losses directly due to the negligent action or inaction of the drug company. Drug manufacturers are expected to exercise reasonable care in ensuring their products are free of defects, providing customers with accurate instructions for use, and notifying both patients and doctors of known side effects and contraindications. A breach of this duty could take many different forms, such as an error during production, a fundamental flaw in the drug’s chemical makeup, failure to complete appropriate testing of a drug’s side effects, or even intentional efforts by the manufacturer to hide known side-effects. Of course, proving that such a breach occurred and that it directly led to a patient suffering a poor medical outcome can be difficult for an individual to manage without legal experience. Accordingly, assistance from a nearby harmful drugs attorney is almost always beneficial to getting a favorable result out of this kind of case.
