Wisconsin prescription drug law attorneys at the Milwaukee Law Offices of Laufenberg & Hoefle, SC, have helped many who’ve only gotten worse in their efforts to restore their health. With recent announcements about the dangers of COX-2 inhibitors, such as Vioxx, Bextra and Celebrex, and other drugs such as Crestor and Plavix, the need for expert legal guidance about the rights of consumers has never been more important. If you’ve suffered serious adverse reactions and believe it is related to a drug you’ve been prescribed, you may have a legal case. Contact us today.

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After a Texas jury awarded $253 million to the widow of a man prescribed Vioxx for arthritis pain, a second Vioxx trial is underway in Atlantic City, NJ. The plaintiff rested its case on October 5th after hearing testimony from 14 witnesses concerning the critical point of the case: was Vioxx maker Merck & Co. aware of the dangers of heart attack and stroke that were a side effect of Vioxx? How long did they know about the dangers of Vioxx before making them public? The New Jersey trial is being watched closely as more than 5000 other Vioxx cases await trial across the nation.

In Wisconsin, legal help for severe adverse reactions to Vioxx, Celebrex, Bextra, Plavix and other dangerous prescription drugs

In 2003, 373,000 severe adverse reactions to prescription drugs were reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) MedWatch hotline. This is the highest total ever reported in a single year to the FDA, but based on the numerous official recalls and unofficial warnings issued for a variety of top-selling drugs in 2004 – including Vioxx, Celebrex, Bextra and Crestor – that record won’t hold up very long. All of these drugs have been part of a massive and misleading marketing and advertising campaign undertaken by Big Pharma during the past five years to cash in on America’s desire for improved health, one that has caused irreparable harm to thousands of innocent people.

Prescription Drugs Direct Marketing Causing Pain, Suffering and Deaths

Since the late 1990s, there has been a major shift in the way pharmaceutical companies market drugs. Through direct marketing of pharmaceuticals to patients as well as physicians, many patients are being encouraged to buy into newer drugs that provide no legitimate benefits over older and cheaper medications. As Americans are inundated with glossy print and television campaigns on behalf of the latest cure-all, the physician’s role as a knowledgeable filter of medical information and advice has been greatly diminished.

Despite a record number of Americans without adequate health insurance, drug manufacturers are making record profits from the sales of prescription drugs. While many Americans are forced each month to decide between paying their rent and stopping their pain, stringent patent laws and laws prohibiting the import of cheaper foreign-made drugs make the pharmaceuticals industry the most profitable sector of the American economy. With such vast revenues at their disposal, there’s no excuse for pharmaceutical companies not spending more time and money researching and testing the dangers of some prescription drugs before making those drugs available to consumers. Based on the revelations of Vioxx, Celebrex, Bextra and other COX-2 inhibitors, it’s clear that this isn’t happening.

While there isn’t much we can do about the inexcusable financial costs of prescription drugs, Americans can assert their legal rights when pharmaceutical companies market drugs that fail to warn them of severe physical or mental side effects. Hundreds of thousands of Americans who took their prescriptions to get better ended up in far more debilitating conditions. As the impact of pharmaceuticals and prescription drugs in our lives only continues to grow, it’s essential to put an end to the “guinea pig” approach that many pharmaceutical companies continue to employ. Those injured or made ill through prescription drugs can help reverse this dangerous trend in a court of law.

Whether you’ve been taking a prescription drug that is inherently dangerous, or have been prescribed the wrong medication by a doctor, as a consumer you have rights that an experienced prescription drugs attorney can help you exercise to help you make a substantial financial recovery. The Milwaukee Prescription Drug Law attorneys of Laufenberg & Hoefle, SC, have helped many in Wisconsin recover compensation for the severe side effects and illnesses they’ve suffered from taking dangerous prescription drugs. Today, our attorneys are representing many in Wisconsin who’ve suffered adverse reactions to prescription drugs as we participate in nationwide class action litigation against several leading pharmaceutical companies. To join us in our fight to hold pharmaceutical companies responsible for their actions, contact Laufenberg & Hoefle today.

 

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