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CASEY GERRY SCHENK FRANCAVILLA BLATT & PENFIELD, LLP
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Pharmaceutical Litigation
San Diego pharmaceutical litigation attorneys frequently asked questions about dangerous drugs and pharmaceutical litigation
Who is at risk from dangerous drugs?
People 65 and older constitute only 14% of the US population, yet they take more than 33% of all prescription medications. The average senior takes four to six prescribed medications, in addition to over-the-counter drugs. Casey Gerry’s San Diego pharmaceutical litigation attorneys know that this level of usage increases the risk of dangerous drug interactions.
How has FDA fast-track approval of drugs increased the risks to consumers?
The greatest threat from prescription drugs remains the FDA's fast-track approval policy. Originally conceived by advocates for critically ill patients, fast-track has become the tool of earnings-driven multinational drug corporations. They lobby for the premature release of promising medications, without adequate clinical trials, and without sufficient knowledge of how the drug will work in real-life patients. Our San Diego pharmaceutical litigation attorneys have seen the consequence: the most vulnerable members of our society -- children, the seriously ill, and the elderly -- have become the final test subjects, unwitting guinea pigs for huge pharmaceutical conglomerates whose rush for profits puts drugs on the market without sufficient knowledge of their dangers.
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