The recent decades have seen a plethora of drugs removed from the world-wide market
place over safety concerns and reported adverse events. In some cases, drugs with
significant reports of adverse drugs events (ADEs) have remained on the market with either
a Black Box warning, strict prescribing guidelines, or both. It has been reported that more
than 2,000,000 Americans are harmed by ADEs each year. The financial costs associated
with ADEs are staggering with over $170 billion spent annually in the United States as a
result of ADEs. The implications for the dermatologist and dermatopathologist are daunting
for the skin is the organ most frequently affected by ADEs. Many cases of drugs removed
from the market are preceded by the filing of one or more product liability lawsuits. This
means the dermatologist could be brought under claims of negligence, strict liability,
breach of warranty, and consumer protection claims. The potential implications for the
dermatologist or dermatopathologist are discussed along with an introduction to the legal
process, which comes into play with the filing of the product liability lawsuit.
Semin Cutan Med Surg 32:195-198 © 2013 Frontline Medical CommunicationsThe recent decades have seen a plethora of drugs removed from the world-wide market
place over safety concerns and reported adverse events. In some cases, drugs with
significant reports of adverse drugs events (ADEs) have remained on the market with either
a Black Box warning, strict prescribing guidelines, or both. It has been reported that more
than 2,000,000 Americans are harmed by ADEs each year. The financial costs associated
with ADEs are staggering with over $170 billion spent annually in the United States as a
result of ADEs. The implications for the dermatologist and dermatopathologist are daunting
for the skin is the organ most frequently affected by ADEs. Many cases of drugs removed
from the market are preceded by the filing of one or more product liability lawsuits. This
means the dermatologist could be brought under claims of negligence, strict liability,
breach of warranty, and consumer protection claims. The potential implications for the
dermatologist or dermatopathologist are discussed along with an introduction to the legal
process, which comes into play with the filing of the product liability lawsuit.
Semin Cutan Med Surg 32:195-198 © 2013 Frontline Medical Communications