Arkansas Drug Injury Lawyers

Representing the Injured in Arkansas

A product manufacturer is liable for damages caused by a product that is defective and unreasonably dangerous. When patients take a drug prescribed by a doctor or purchased over the counter, they have a right to assume the medication is safe. Unfortunately, that is not always the case.

Chantix®

The anti-smoking drug Chantix® has been linked to depression, suicidal thoughts, and violent behavior in some users, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (1). Government scientists are currently investigating the matter after reports of mood disorders and erratic behavior in some users came to their attention earlier this year.[read more]

Heparin Syringes

There has been an urgent nationwide recall of heparin units manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corporation and B. Braun Medical Inc. The recall is the result of an increased number of adverse reactions to the drug, some of which may be life-threatening.[read more]

Ortho Evra®

Ortho Evra is the number one prescribed birth control brand in the United States (1) and is known as a ‘transdermal contraceptive system.’ It turns out, however, that women using the Ortho Evra patch are at an increased risk for fatal blood clots compared to women taking birth control pills. [read more]

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is a condition described by resulting severe skin reactions that include rashes and blisters that can progress to third degree burn-like intensity. SJS may result from many causes, though adverse drug reactions are often reported in conjunction with the condition. Pfizer, Inc. removed Bextra® from the market in April of 2005 for this very reason.[read more]

Trasylol®

On November 5, 2007, at the request of the FDA, Bayer suspended global marketing of Trasylol. The FDA’s request was in the interest of patient safety based on the preliminary data from the BART Study (Blood Conservation using Anti-fibrinolytics: A Randomized Trial in High-Risk Cardiac Surgery Patients).[read more]