Dangerous and Defective Medications

Adverse drug reactions are responsible for thousands of injuries and deaths each year. Pharmaceutical companies have an obligation to ensure that the products they sell are safe and are required to warn consumers and health care providers about the possible dangers associated with use of the medications they produce and sell. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is in charge of regulating medications and ensuring that medication labels provide adequate and accurate warnings about the potential … [Read More...]
Dangerous and Defective Products

Everyday products are pulled from the consumer market due to defects that could be potentially harmful to consumers. Manufacturers have an obligation to society to ensure that thier products are manufactured according to U.S. safety standards and do not pose an excessive risk to consumers. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is faced with task of policing products that are sold on the U.S. market to ensure their safety. This can be a daunting task as the relatively small agency … [Read More...]
Dangerous Medical Devices

Medical devices are among the most import products in the world today. Medical devices allow health care providers to test for, diagnose, and treat some of the most deadly ailments known to man. For the most part these devices preform as intended and provide valuable assitance to health care providers; however, in some cases poor design or flawed manufacturing can cause a device to malfunction or no preform to specifications resulting in an injury or even death to the recipient. The broad category … [Read More...]
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