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South Florida Neurontin Injury Lawyer, Florida Neurontin Injury Attorneys

South Florida ATV accident lawyer David I. Fuchs has over 17 years of experience in successfully victims of negligence on the part of phamaceutical companies, their families and friends who have died, suffered serious or catastrophic health problems or bodily injuries because of the negligence of a drug manufacturer.

Neurontin (gabapentin), the anticonvulsant drug manufactured by Pfizer, Inc., is being investigated by 47 attorneys general for allegedly being illegally marketed and sold for off-label uses. Neurontin was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1994 as an add-on treatment for controlling partial seizures associated with epilepsy, and later approved for the management of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) caused by shingles (herpes zoster).

Sales for the Neurontin drug have been noted to exceed $2.7 billion. As a result, Neurontin has been a source of dispute among many consumer groups, including the Public Citizen, a group that continues to dispute and oppose Neurontin's success on the market, calling it "the most complete and well-documented case of off-label promotion to ever come into public view." Given this controversy, Pfizer is currently the target of numerous Neurontin related lawsuits.

Neurontin was FDA approved as an ad-on treatment of epilepsy. The off label use of Neurontin has been controversial as evidence uncovered in court documents show strategic planning by Pfizer, Inc., who acquired Parke-Davis the original Neurontin producer, in order to allow the drug to become a “blockbuster hit. A drug is considered a blockbuster when it sells $1 billion per year, which Neurontin was able to do despite what is considered to be a small market with little upward sales mobility for epilepsy treatment.

The FDA sent letters warning the Neurontin maker of some marketing materials that violated agency rules. Still, Neurontin was able to grow into an over $1.3 billion per year blockbuster hit, with estimates up to 90% of Neurontin’s sales attributed to off-label sales. A former Parke-Davis employee turned whistle-blower claims Neurontin experienced boosted sales after the drug company gave doctors thousands of dollars to promote off-label uses of Neurontin at medical meetings.

According to Public Citizen consumer advocacy group, the Neurontin circumstantial and direct evidence gathered over the years “is the most complete and well documented case of off-label promotion to ever come into public view.” Neurontin’s maker Pfizer, Inc. is the world’s largest drug company and is now the major target of lawsuits.

A Neurontin lawsuit, as well as another Pfizer drug has caused a consumer coalition group to sue the company claiming Neurontin was improperly promoted. The Neurontin lawsuit has prompted government prosecutors to look into the whistle blower’s charges and could possibly seek payback for the millions of dollars public insurance plans have spent on Neurontin. The consumer advocated under the California Unfair Competition Law only need to show Neurontin promotion amounted to an unfair business practice in order to seek court penalties.

South Florida Neurontin injury lawyer David I. Fuchs will also represent you in other personal injury matters for injuries that include, but are not limited to:

I) Injuries requiring surgery, sutures, staples

2) Traumatic Brain Injury, including those caused by oxygen deprivation

3) Severe burns resulting in significant and permanent scarring

4) Mental anguish and emotional distress, death

5) Those injuries caused by a collision with a driver that is drunk, impaired or otherwise under the influence of narcotics or drugs.

If you have used or been prescribed Neurontin, it is important to seek legal counsel to protect your legal rights. Calling Florida Neurontin injury lawyer David I. Fuchs who will take your call and speak with you immediately about your Neurontin injury case. Florida Neurontin injury lawyer David I. Fuchs will then stand ready to fight for you to see that you get compensation for your pain and suffering, any lost wages and medical bills. 

Call South Florida Neurontin injury attorney David I. Fuchs Toll Free at 800-570-2858 for a free consultation to discuss your Neurontin injury case. You may also write to South Florida Neurontin injury attorney David I. Fuchs by filling out the form on the "Contact Us" page."

If you can not come to us South Florida Neurontin injury lawyer David I. Fuchs will send a representative to see you. We speak English and Spanish. Se habla ingles y espanol. 

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