Pharmaceutical Litigation Attorney
Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota

As drug companies rush more drugs to market, patients are being harmed by side effects and toxic reactions. In many cases, patients have died or faced life-changing injuries because of a pharmaceutical drug. If you or a loved one has been injured by a prescription drug, talk to a pharmaceutical litigation attorney at the Fields Law Firm.

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Dangerous, defective drugs get into the marketplace because, at too many drug companies, profits have become more important than patient safety. In some cases, class action lawsuits have been filed on behalf of patients. Some drugs have been subject to a drug recall by the FDA. Other drugs have been required to post more serious warnings. At the Fields Law Firm, our lawyers are involved with pharmaceutical litigation nationwide.

• Anti-inflammatory drugs: Vioxx, Celebrex, and Bextra have been linked to cardiovascular problems including heart attacks and stroke.
• Birth control patch: Higher hormone levels in the Ortho Evra birth control patch have caused life-threatening blood clots.
• Children's drugs: ADHD drugs such as Adderall, Ritalin, and Concerta have had dangerous psychological side effects.
• Sleeping pills: Ambien and Lunesta have caused disturbing side effects such as amnesia and sleepwalking.
• Heart surgery drugs: Trasylol, a drug used in heart surgery to prevent excessive blood loss has been linked to kidney failure, stroke, and heart attack. Amiodarone, used to treat heart rhythm disorders, has been liked to blindness and lung damage.
• Osteoporosis: Fosamax and other biophosphonates have been connected to a serious bone disease known as dead jaw.
• Pain management drugs: Oxycontin and other pain drugs such as Stadol and Duragesic patch can lead to addiction.
• Weight-loss drugs: Meridia, Redux, and the drug combination Fen-Phen have been linked to blood pressure and heart problems as well as mental impairments.
• Psychiatric drugs: The Serzone anti-depressant, Zyban anti-smoking drug, and Paxil anti-anxiety drug have been linked to suicide, suicidal thoughts, and violence. Anti-psychotoc drugs Clozaril and Zyprexa have been linked to diabetes, blood sugar problems, and pancreatitis.
• Permax Heart Valve Damage: Recent studies have shown Permax heart valve disease in around one-fourth of Parkinson's patients taking Permax.