Call the 800 numbers, too.

A very effective drug I was using to treat a chronic condition was taken off the market because the tort bar began to file suits about alleged side effects and the maker panicked. My MD, a nationally known expert on the condition, told me most of the problems were both exaggerated in number and easily prevented had the patients gone in for the recommended screening tests the first year on the medication.

Everytime I saw an ad asking “If you used xxx, you may be entitled to…” I called the 800 number, said I had used xxx and asked if they were going to compensate me because they may have shortened my life by forcing it off the market.