San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Blog

Despite regulations and safety measures set in place by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), errors do occur when medications are being manufactured and prescribed. It is hard to calculate exactly how many people are injured or killed annually by defective drugs, but experts agree that the number is significant. The FDA requires pharmaceutical companies to list all known possible side effects and complications. Sometimes companies are in a rush to get their products on the market as quickly as possible, and the FDA approves drugs based on limited test results. Other times an error can occur in the manufacturing process, causing the drugs to be much more potent or dangerous than was originally intended. A pharmacist or a doctor can also make mistakes when prescribing or filling prescriptions, or give you medications that are dangerous combined with any others you may be taking. Drug manufacturers and medical care professionals…
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According to a survey conducted by the non-profit Research ANd Development (RAND) organization, employers in California only follow federal safety regulations after they have been fined and cited. RAND works to help find solutions to improve occupational safety standards. The RAND study indicates that safety regulations are only effective for companies that have been cited. Once a facility is called out on a specific violation, the facilities respond to it. The California Injury and Illness Prevention Program (CIIPP) was founded in 1991 and mandates safety regulations and procedures for employers in California, much like the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). According to the study, the CIIPP cites the violations after inspections, but does not necessarily follow up to ensure they are being followed. “We found the safety effects to be real, but not very large,” says RAND researcher John Mendeloff. “We think that the most…
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