Unsafe Drugs and Medical Devices Attorney in Philadelphia

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• Unsafe Drugs and Medical Devices Attorney in
  Philadelphia

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• Doctors all across the United States rely on a
  wide variety of drugs and medical devices to
  treat their patients. And while the vast majority
  of these drugs are safe because they are tested
  and approved by the U.S. The Food and Drug
  Administration (FDA) and the vast majority of
  medical devices meet all safety standards and
  requirements imposed by federal and state law,
  there is always a risk of being harmed by an
  unsafe drug or medical device in the course of
  treatment, diagnosis, or surgery.

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• While the FDA must ensure that all drugs entering
  the market for consumers are safe, not all
  medical professionals at hospitals and other
  medical facilities use, prescribe and store these
  drugs properly.The same can be said about medical
  devices and equipment used by healthcare
  providers, as there is always a risk of injury by
  an unsafe medical device if the hospital fails to
  inspect and maintain the device or equipment in
  compliance with safety requirements or uses the
  device negligently or carelessly.

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How Using An Unsafe Drug Or Device is Medical
Malpractice

• Unfortunately, there are many cases in which
  patients sustain injuries or their medical
  condition worsens because their doctor uses an
  unsafe drug or medical device, explains
  Philadelphia dangerous drugs attorney at The
  Weitz Firm, LLC. In this case, you have two
  options file a medical malpractice claim against
  the doctor or file a product liability claim
  against the manufacturer of the drug.

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• To figure out which option is best, you need to
  determine whether or not the drug was used by the
  doctor in a reasonably foreseeable manner and
  whether the drug had a manufacturing or design
  defect or it was improperly marketed or
  defective.While drug manufacturers have a duty to
  ensure that their products are safe, the vast
  majority of drugs carry certain risks and side
  effects.

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Product Liability Vs. Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

• If you are filing a product liability claim
  against the drug manufacturer for selling or
  distributing a defective or otherwise unsafe
  drug, you will have to prove that the drug had a
  manufacturing defect, a design defect, or it was
  improperly marketed.

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• Even if you know for a fact that the drug that
  caused you harm is defective or unsafe, and you
  have decided to pursue a product liability claim,
  you may want to consider filing a medical
  malpractice claim as well. After all, the doctor
  that prescribed, administered, or recommended
  that drug may still be held liable if he or she
  was negligent and that negligence caused your
  injury, explains drugs dangerous attorney in
  Philadelphia.

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In order to file a medical malpractice lawsuit
against a medical professional, you will have to
establish that

• A doctor/patient relationship existed
• The doctor breached his or her duty of care by
  providing negligent care
• That negligence was a direct cause of your injury
  and
• You suffered damages or losses as a result of
  that injury

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• Let a medical malpractice lawyers at The Weitz
  Firm, LLC, review your case and help you recover
  damages for being harmed by an unsafe drug or
  medical device.

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Contact

• Address
• 1528 Walnut Street 4th Floor
• Philadelphia, PA 19102
• Phone No
• 267-587-6240
• https//www.theweitzfirm.com/contact.shtml