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After the story broke this week about a North Carolina factory tied to bacteria-tainted syringes that killed five patients, criminal investigators revealed a startling fact -- the company’s "chief microbiologist" was a teenage high school dropout.

The case raises a glaring question: As this pharmaceutical tragedy was taking shape, where was the FDA, the agency charged with protecting U.S. citizens from deadly medicines?

If you or someone you care about has been injured or killed by an unsafe medical product, contact our prescription drug injury lawyers today. For a free consultation, call Louthian Law at (866) 410-5656 or use our online contact form.

Tainted Syringe Story

With the increasing reports of suicidal thoughts and other serious neuropsychiatric symptoms tied to the anti-smoking drug Chantix, the drug's maker has launched a new ad that does not even mention the product by name.

Consumer Reports says such ads are known as "help-seeking" ads come in handy for drugs "that have a particularly nasty list of side effects."

Chantix became available August 2006. Since that time, over 6 million people have been prescribed the drug. In the last quarter of 2007, Chantix had the most serious incidents of any drug during that time – a total of 988. The director of the Health Research Group at Public Citizen has warned people not to take the drug until there is more information about its safety and the increased psychiatric adverse events connected with taking this medication.

More information about the side effects of Chantix is available here.

Prescription drugs make many people’s lives better, but unfortunately the Journal of the American Medical Association reports 51% of all prescription drugs have serious side effects not recognized before they gained FDA approval. If you or someone you care about has been injured or killed by an unsafe prescription drug, contact the Louthian Law Firm today at 1-866-410-5656 for a free evaluation of your case.

Chantix Ad Story

The Peanut Corp. of America, the company at the center of a national salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds of people, has temporarily closed its plant in Plainview, Texas, after test results showed "the possible presence of salmonella" in some of its products.

Peanut Corp.'s plant in Georgia has been implicated in a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 600 people and caused eight deaths.

If you or someone you care about has been seriously injured or killed by someone else's careless attitude toward food safety, you have the right to hold the careless party responsible in court. With almost 50 years of experience, the Louthian Law Firm can help you evaluate your case and file a lawsuit if the facts warrant one. To preserve your right to a day in court, contact one of our experienced South Carolina foodborne illness attorneys as soon as possible, at 1-866-410-5656, for a free case evaluation.

Texas Peanut Plant Story

Radiologists who work in breast imaging estimate their chances of being sued as four times higher than the actual number of lawsuits, reports the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), the nation’s oldest radiology society.

The University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine in Seattle, WA, released the results of studies conducted in 2002 and 2006. The new study appears in the February 2009 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Failure to find breast cancer remains one of the leading causes of medical malpractice lawsuits. If you or someone you care about has been injured by the carelessness of a medical professional, you should speak with an experienced South Carolina medical malpractice attorney at the Louthian Law Firm as soon as possible. We will help you evaluate your case, protect your legal rights, and stand by your side throughout the legal process. Call the Columbia SC Medical Malpractice Lawyers at Louthian Law Firm today for your free consultation at 1-866-410-5656.

Radiologist Malpractice Lawsuits