How Do I Know if A Have a Pharmaceutical Malpractice Case?

In New Jersey, pharmaceutical malpractice can be defined as situations when an individual sustains a serious injury or passes away due to the negligence of the pharmacist. This can come about a result of adverse reactions, a drug being improperly prescribed, receiving an incorrect dosage of a medication, or taking a defective drug. It’s more common than most people realize, with thousands of people passing away every year as a result of medication errors in hospitals alone.

What is saddest about cases of pharmaceutical malpractice in New Jersey is that most of them are preventable. There are many causes of these issues, but the primary problem is that some drugs are rushed to market until they have been thoroughly tested. Some manufacturers invest a lot of time and money into designing a product and their desire to make a return on that investment leads them to push drugs through the FDA approval process as quickly as possible. This might even happen before the company has thoroughly tested the drug.

The long-term negative side effects of these medications may take extended periods of time to present, meaning that an afflicted patient may become impacted even though the initial test results of the medication didn’t indicate such a big risk of danger.

If you or a loved one has been injured or if you have lost a family member due to pharmaceutical malpractice, you may have a case in the state of New Jersey. Investigate your rights quickly to determine if you have a case.

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