Steroid; Bone Deterioration

Name: Swartz Law
Address: 10 Marshall St, Boston, MA, 02108, US
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Plaintiff, a young man, was experiencing stomach trouble, which had been diagnosed as colitis. His doctor prescribed a steroid.

The plaintiff was not informed of the risks of such therapy. The plaintiff continued the medication for nine months and as a result suffered permanent and serious deterioration of the bones in his hip.