St. Louis Defective Drug & Medical Device Lawyers

We trust our healthcare providers and the medication they prescribe to help us heal from injuries and manage medical conditions.

However, injuries caused by defective drugs and medical devices are more common than ever. Drugs and devices that are intended to make people feel better and improve health issues can actually cause intense suffering, leaving patients worse off than they were prior to being exposed to these drugs or medical devices.

Companies responsible for creating and distributing these defective solutions seem unconcerned with the havoc they have caused and the lives they’ve impacted. The companies have one goal in mind: Profit.

This is no way to treat individuals simply seeking out a safe cure to a medical issue.

Understanding the Origins of Defective Drugs and Medical Devices

Pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers want to get their products to market as soon as possible, so that they can start making money from them. In many cases, they’re often racing directly against other companies trying to bring similar medical products to market.

This race to market can introduce opportunities for things to go wrong, and sometimes they do. In some cases, errors occur during the design phase of a product. In others, manufacturing defects lead to problems with a finished product. And in still others, issues arise during the marketing and distribution of a drug or medical device.

If you have been injured by a defective product, you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries. Contact the St. Louis prescription drug and medical device attorneys at Niemeyer, Grebel and Kruse today for a free case evaluation – (314) 241-1919.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a responsibility to protect the public from dangerous drugs and medical devices. It does this through a rigorous approval process and ongoing monitoring after a drug or device has been approved.

As part of its monitoring process, the FDA collects data from healthcare providers, users and distributors who have firsthand knowledge of malfunctioning devices. This data can be used in defective medical device lawsuits to prove that the manufacturer knew the device had safety issues but put the public at harm anyway.

The statute of limitations depends on where the injury occurred. Different states have longer or shorter statutes of limitation. This means that victims have four years after the date of injury to take legal action against a seller or manufacturer of a defective device. Contact NGK Law to find out the statute of limitations applicable to your case.

Members of the public have the right to expect that the drugs and medical devices they use won’t expose them to any unnecessary harm. For defective drugs, a victim may have a valid claim in the case of:

• Severe and/or dangerous side effects resulting in illness or serious injury
• Physical or psychological dependence
• Birth defects
• Allergic reactions
• Heart attacks and strokes
• Drug toxicity

For defective medical devices, the most common causes for claims are:

• Design flaws (both in the device and software)
• Incorrect packing or labeling
• Medical devices that unexpectedly break or fail
• Nonconforming materials