Continued from Part 1.
On the Regulate the Compounding Pharmacies Better Bandwagon:
U.S. Representative Edward Markey. He sent a letter to U.S. prosecutors asking them to investigate whether the NECC might have been producing medication containing controlled substances in violation of U.S. laws. Our Texas drug injury lawyers note that many medications, particularly pain drugs, contain controlled substances like cocaine and morphine. That’s what makes these drugs effective against pain and controlled substances generally so popular. But you probably already knew that.
Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, who is also calling for a criminal investigation of the company. We note that the NECC resides in Massachusetts rather than his own state of Connecticut. Does he want to scrutinize the activities of Connecticut compounding pharmacies as well? Our Texas drug injury lawyers suspect that the NECC’s mass-production and mass-marketing activities are not an isolated incident in light of current drug shortages and patients; clamoring for magic drugs to solve all their problems.
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee: the Committee has widened its own investigation into the outbreak to look at the role health regulators played in monitoring the NECC. The Committee is also asking the Massachusetts pharmacy board to reveal what it knew about irregularities at the NECC.
As our Texas drug injury lawyers pointed out in a previous article, the FDA and state officials have investigated the NECC before for irregularities, including a previous drug contamination incident and a previous improper marketing incident. We also note that such state pharmacy boards are understaffed, under funded, and faced with the daunting task of keeping tabs on about 7,500 compounding pharmacies nationwide. And so long as health officials present drugs as the magic solutions to all your ills, there will be myriad opportunities for pharmaceutical companies both small and large to profit from your pain with little risk to themselves.
Contact a Texas Drug Injury Lawyer if You’ve Suffered because of a Defective Drug
If you or your loved one received a medication in the last two months that came from the NECC, you might want to discuss the matter with a Texas drug injury lawyer. At Denena & Points, we will meet with you for a FREE, completely confidential legal consultation when you need our help. We will discuss whether you or your loved one are eligible to make a valid claim for financial compensation against the manufacturer of the defective drug that harmed you. To reach us, call our Texas Board Certified personal injury lawyers at 877-307-9500 or use our convenient online contact features.
If a defective drug has harmed you, you have legal rights to compensation. The law firm of Denena & Points knows how to deal with big manufacturers like the NECC and other drug makers. We have more than 14 years of experience helping injured victims like you to recover the financial compensation they need to move on with their lives after the injury.
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