There are a number of reasons why medications can be dangerous, including:
Drug companies sometimes fail to conduct the studies needed to identify risks that emerge after approval.
Failure by a drug manufacturer to properly warn the medical community and consumers about risks.
Marketing of medication for uses not approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
More than 30 dangerous drugs have been approved and later taken off the market because of serious health risks since the 1970s. These drugs have killed or seriously injured thousands of Americans. Dozens of other dangerous drugs remain available. Some of them come with warnings from the FDA, but those warnings are not always clear or
well communicated.
All of these failures come back to the basic principle of accountability. Drug manufacturers can and should be
held legally accountable if they put consumers at risk.