Non FDA Approved RX Medication

Recently, medical evidence concerning popularly prescribed diet pills has raised the possibility that thousands of patients may have suffered silent heart valve damage and other cardiovascular damage as a result of having taken the prescribed weight loss medication. The most popular medications are called Fen-Phen and Redux. Current estimates indicate that as many as one million Americans may have taken a combination of drugs prescribed as a weight loss aid which were not entirely approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The drug was marketed by a pharmaceutical manufacturer which claimed that the drug helped people lose weight by curbing their appetite for carbohydrates. However, after being manufactured, provided to physicians and sold to the public, irrefutable medical evidence was established the drug causes heart valve damage that in some cases requires surgical intervention on otherwise healthy young patients.

If you were prescribed Fen-Phen, Redux or similar drugs as part of a weight loss program contact a health provider and consult with a cardiologist. If you have suffered any degree of harm please contact us to discuss your legal rights.

Obviously in the case of Fen-Phen, insufficient research and testing was conducted prior to the marketing of the drug or information was withheld from the FDA and ultimately the public. However, many drugs and medications could potentially cause adverse side effects which could lead to serious medical complications. The public is entitled to be informed of ALL known side effects or complications related to a particular drug so that a reasonable person could weigh the benefit of taking the medication versus the risk of injury.

If you have taken any drug which has caused you any damage please contact The Law Office of Gary D. Ginsburg at 856-727-1991 for legal advice. We are located at The Atrium II, 3000 Atrium Way, Suite 100, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054.