Drug-induced complications: who is to blame and what to do?

Abstract

Adverse reactions (ARs) are the reverse side of successful pharmacotherapy for human diseases. Unfortunately, many drugs, which are able to stop disease progression and reduce patient suffering, in some cases cause serious complications that pose a serious threat to health and life. This problem has two aspects: medical and legal. This paper proposes to analyze three clinical cases related to serious ARs from the use of the most popular class of pain killers – nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Each case is considered from the point of view of a medical expert and a lawyer.

Keywords

• nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
• complications
• prevention
• a physician's legal responsibility