Greenstone LLC, a subsidiary of Pfizer, is in the news after the disclosure that labels on two of its drugs were inadvertently to the wrong bottles in accordance with the FDA.

The drug manufacturer has indicated that labels for his finasteride prostate drug (trade names: Proscar, Proplexia) on the bottles of his antidepressants citalopram (trade name: celexa). The labels of citalopram were applied also to the bottles of finasteride.

If you tag the wrong medication because of the failure of the drug manufacturers take it could have serious risks. Women who are pregnant should take finasteride not because it is a pregnancy category X drugs. The drug can be absorbed through the skin and is proven as harmful to an unborn fetus. Similarly, patients who have taken an antidepressant can experience depression intensified, if the person suddenly no longer taking the medication.

While Greenstone can their third-party manufacturer for that confusion is guilt, Greenstone according to product liability law for each responsible, serious injuries from the classified drugs suffers. If you, this medicine taken and expect, should immediately cease use of the drug and consult your doctor. Our experienced Atlanta defective drug lawyers representing those, the serious violations that are suffering from the effects of defective drugs.

There are a number of ways that pharmaceutical companies can violate the public with their products, but the most common method can include misleading and even fraudulent marketing methods. Pharmaceutical companies often promote drugs for non-approved purposes or underestimating side effects in television advertising. Pharmaceutical companies marketing methods often include use of marginal medical journals that little more than advertising are forums for drug manufacturers.

"Covert promotion of medicines because it may an important public health problem, contribute the unnecessary overuse of certain drugs or to cause their off-label use without sufficient evidence of effectiveness", wrote Dr. Aaron boiler home in a comment [PDF] published by the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ).

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