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Colson Hicks Eidson has extensive experience representing victims in products liability actions who have suffered from taking prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
When a dangerous drug injures or kills the people it is meant to help, our drug injury attorneys fight to hold the manufacturer accountable. If you or a family member has sustained a medical injury due to the acne medication Accutane, our pharmaceutical litigation team may be able file an Accutane lawsuit on your behalf.
Our Florida pharmaceutical lawyers offer decades of experience in applying pharmaceutical law to earn clients the injury settlements and verdicts they deserve. Contact the drug injury law firm of Colson Hicks Eidson today for a free consultation and help moving forward with your defective medical product claim.
Our pharmaceutical attorneys practice nationwide with law offices in Florida. We can gain fair compensation for physical, emotional and financial damages caused by dangerous drug injuries, with more than four decades of combined legal experience and the best resources to represent you wherever you live in the United States.
Although Hoffman-LaRoche pulled Accutane (isotretinoin) from the US market in 2009, generic versions remain available. Isotretinoin is an oral medication used to treat severe acne in patients for whom other skin medications have failed. Unfortunately, it has been linked to a number of serious side effects, including:
The side effects linked to dangerous drugs like Accutane often force patients to seek an extensive and expensive amount of medical attention. For example, Accutane carries a warning concerning the risk of IBD, which includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. IBD affects the colon and small intestine, and patients may require ongoing treatment with medication and/or surgery. Complications of Crohn’s disease can include abscesses, bowel obstruction and joint inflammation, while ulcerative colitis can lead to blood clots, colorectal cancer and liver disease.
If you have acquired medical bills or lost wages due to the severe side effects of Accutane, contact the drug injury law firm of Colson Hicks Eidson today for information about filing an Accutane lawsuit. Our pharmaceutical attorneys practice nationwide out of Florida. We can guide you through the pharmaceutical litigation process to help you recover significant compensation for the devastating consequences you experienced because of the dangerous drug Accutane.
Accutane has been associated with an extremely high risk for severe birth defects. Since 1985, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has required a black box warning on all isotretinoin package inserts, cautioning female patients who are or may become pregnant not to take the medication.
Birth defects linked to Accutane and other brands of isotretinoin, even when taken over a short period of time, include potential birth defect abnormalities of the:
To reduce the number of birth defects caused by Accutane and its generic equivalents, the FDA established a restricted distribution program known as iPledge. This program requires women to use two forms of birth control one month before taking isotretinoin, the entire time they take the drug and one month after they stop using it. Additionally, before being prescribed isotretinoin, female patients must have two negative pregnancy tests, and they must take a pregnancy test during each month of isotretinoin therapy.
Our Florida pharmaceutical lawyers remain committed to standing up for mothers whose babies suffered birth defects due to Accutane and its generic equivalents. Contact our law firm about filing a defective drug claim or if you would like information and a free determination of your ability to seek an injury settlement for the damages you and your family may have suffered due to the dangerous drug Accutane.
Taking the defective drug Accutane has been linked to many mental health disorders, including depression, mania and suicidal behavior. If after taking Accutane you have experienced feelings of helplessness, anxiety, emptiness, restlessness, stress and a difficulty making decisions, you are not alone.
You deserve injury compensation for your emotional and financial damages. If you have lost a loved one due to a suicide linked to Accutane, our wrongful death attorneys in Florida, can assist you and your family in a recovery of damages that can help pay for funeral expenses and compensation to help during this tragic time in your life.
Our pharmaceutical attorneys can help you file an Accutane lawsuit if you have sustained medical injuries or had a loved one suffer a wrongful death due to this defective drug. Our law firm has a solid history of successfully obtaining verdicts and settlements for consumers harmed by defective products in cases involving individual plaintiffs, class action lawsuits and multidistrict litigation.
If you have experienced serious adverse side effects while taking Accutane or another brand of isotretinoin medication, you may be entitled to injury compensation. Contact the drug injury law firm of Colson Hicks Eidson for a free consultation, or submit an online case review for free attorney advice.
Our medical product liability law firm is based near Miami FL. However, our tradition of success and wide network of resources allows us to provide our legal services nationally as well. We focus on assisting clients with a variety of defective medical devices and drug injury issues, including medical malpractice and medical negligence.
At Colson Hicks Eidson, we are committed to providing our clients with the best possible representation in complex civil litigation. With our experienced attorneys, in-depth knowledge of the law, and commitment to our clients’ success, we are the go-to firm for complex civil litigation matters. Contact us today to schedule a consultation.
