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Prescription Drug Side Effects Result In More Legal Actions

Have you noticed the increasing number of personal injury lawsuits arising from the side effects of prescription drugs? The situation seems to be getting worse.

More and more medical patients are suffering personal injuries from defective drugs. The most notable drug action of late is the Vioxx recall. The FDA does not seem to be doing its job.
If you have been injured by one of the following prescription drugs, you may want to contact a personal injury lawyer, to find out if you have an actionable claim.
Here is a summary list of banned prescription drugs, along with other medicines with proven serious adverse side effects.

Banned Drugs Chart
	Brand Name (generic name)	Date Banned	Side Effects	Manufacturer	Prescribed For
	Avandia (rosiglitazone maleate)	3-2000	heart failure, hepatitis, and liver failure	Glaxo SmithKline	diabetes
	Baycol (cerivastatin)	8-2001	fatal rhabdomyolysis	Bayer AG	cholesterol
	Bextra (valdecoxib)	4-07-2005	heart attack, stroke, skin diseases	Pfizer	arthritis
	Celebrex (celecoxib)	stronger warnings		Pharmacia	arthritis
	Dexatrim (phenylpropanolamine) (PPA)	11-2000	fatal strokes	Bayer	cold, cough
	Ephedra (ma huang)	4-2004	high blood pressure, heart rate irregularities, insomnia, nervousness, tremors, seizures, heart attacks, strokes, brain hemorrhages, and death	Brayton Purcell	weight loss
	Fen Phen (dexfenfluramine) (phentermine)	9-15-1997	heart valve damage, primary pulmonary hypertension	American Home Products (now Wyeth)	weight loss
	Lotronex (alosetron)	11-2000	ischemic colitis, abdominal pain, severe constipation	Glaxo SmithKline	irritable bowel
	Paxil (paroxetine)	stronger warnings	suicide	Glaxo SmithKline	depression
	Pondimin (fenfluramine)	9-15-1997	heart valve damage, primary pulmonary hypertension	American Home Products (now Wyeth)	weight loss
	Propulsid (cisapride)	3-2000	torsades de pointes, SIDS	Janssen	heartburn
	Redux (dexfenfluramine)	9-15-1997	heart valve damage, primary pulmonary hypertension	American Home Products (now Wyeth)	weight loss
	Rezulin (troglitazone)	3-2000	severe liver toxicity	Warner-Lambert	diabetes 2
	Vioxx (rofecoxib)	9-2004	heart attack, stroke	Merck	arthritis
	Zyprexa (olanzapine)	stronger warnings	diabetes, hyperglycemia, ketoacidosis	Eli Lilly	mania, bipolar disorder
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Seek a drug class action attorney if you have suffered personal injury from any of the drugs listed above.

Victims and Relatives
Does the medical attorney you have chosen have a proven track record?
Make sure you are getting an experienced legal representative who is going to fight for your best interests.
If you have been injured by Vioxx, find an attorney who is experienced in Vioxx litigation.

For medical claims resulting from defective drugs,
Top personal injury lawyers are located in large cities in the following states -
California - Colorado - Florida - Georgia - Illinois - Massachusetts - New York - Ohio - Pennsylvania - Texas

Drug Side Effects . . . . . Medical Malpractice Attorneys . . . . . Prescription Drug Risks

Disclaimer
The author is not a doctor.
NO MEDICAL ADVICE IS OFFERED OR IMPLIED.
Statements on this page may NOT be correct.
These are just my personal thoughts.
The sole purpose of this page is to encourage further research on your part.

I hope that you have found this prescription drug lawsuit page helpful.
Thank you very much for your time.

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Vaughns Drug Lawsuits list web page was last updated on 2007-05-11.