When a drug or medical device is deemed a high risk for injury, it can be recalled either voluntarily by the maker or by demand from the FDA.
The United States Food and Drug Association monitors illness, side effects, and injuries that occur in correlation with certain medications, food products, consumer goods, and medical devices as reported by consumers, physicians and manufacturers. These reports are aggregated in the FDA’s MedWatch database.
As these reports begin to trend in the direction of causation, the FDA may choose to investigate the link between the adverse reaction and it’s reported cause. When the causal link becomes strong and there appears to be causation, the FDA may issue a public alert or warning. Alerts and warning letters may be issued to manufacturers, physicians, and consumers.
If the causal link exceeds a certain threshold where the severity of injury or percentage of consumers injured is high enough, either based on an investigation or sheer quantity of reports of adverse reactions, a full recall might be necessary to prevent further risk of injury.
Our lawyers will help consumers injured by recalled drugs, medical devices, consumer goods, and more. Some of the current lawsuits against manufactures include:
- Zantac Recalled Amid Cancer Concerns
- Global Recall of Textured Breast Implants Sparks Class Action Lawsuits
- FDA Recall: Popular Blood Pressure Drug Valsartan Presents Cancer Risk
- Surgical Stapler Class 1 Recall
- Medical Device Recall Alert for the NuVasive MAGEC® X Rod
- Exactech Recall Lawsuit
Recalls and Alerts Page Updated on 4/3/2023
