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Should I stop taking my medication?
Talk to your prescriber, not a website. Stopping some medications abruptly is more dangerous than the risk you're concerned about. This is a medical decision and it belongs with your doctor.
Is this a law firm?
No. Pill Injury is a free service that connects people to independent attorneys handling medication and pharmacy error claims. We don't practice law, we're not doctors, and nobody here is your lawyer.
What does it cost?
Nothing. We're paid a flat advertising fee by the firms we refer to. It doesn't scale with your case and never comes out of a recovery.
What's the most useful thing I can do first?
Request your complete pharmacy dispensing history from every pharmacy you've used. It's free, you're entitled to it, and it answers the brand-versus-generic question that determines whether many of these claims are viable at all.
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Yes, and it happens frequently here. Preemption and causation rule out a lot of otherwise sympathetic situations. We'd rather say so than leave you waiting.
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Everything else, by page
Each of these is answered on the page that covers it, in context.
- The pharmacy apologized and offered to cover my costs. Should I accept?The pharmacy made an error
- I caught it before taking any. Do I have a claim?The pharmacy made an error
- How do I get my dispensing records?The pharmacy made an error
- What if it was a mail-order or online pharmacy?The pharmacy made an error
- The risk was listed on the label. Does that end it?A prescription drug harmed me
- How do I find out if I took the brand or the generic?A prescription drug harmed me
- Should I stop taking it?A prescription drug harmed me
- I saw a TV ad about this drug. Is that the same thing?A prescription drug harmed me
- How do I find out which FDA pathway my device went through?An implant or device failed
- The hospital sent the removed device back to the manufacturer.An implant or device failed
- My device was recalled but I'm not having problems.An implant or device failed
- I threw the bottle away.My medication was recalled
- I took a recalled drug but I'm not sick.My medication was recalled
- Does a recall mean I automatically have a case?My medication was recalled
- Can supplement companies be sued if FDA doesn't approve them beforehand?An OTC drug or supplement
- It was bought from an online marketplace.An OTC drug or supplement
- The label had a disclaimer about not being evaluated by FDA.An OTC drug or supplement
- Does joining an MDL cost me anything?How this litigation works
- Should I opt out and file alone?How this litigation works
- I saw an ad saying settlements are being paid now.How this litigation works
- This seems unfair.Brand versus generic
- How do I read my dispensing record?Brand versus generic
- I took the brand for a while and then the generic.Brand versus generic
- My doctor says the drug caused it. Is that enough?Proving causation
- There aren't many studies on this drug and this injury.Proving causation
- I have other health problems.Proving causation
- I took this drug ten years ago. Too late?Deadlines
- The MDL is still going. Can I join anytime?Deadlines
- I only just realized my medication might be connected.Deadlines
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