The following is a brief list of the most common reasons why a claim may not be accepted under pharmaceutical injuries insurance:

• Injury has occurred before policy inception
• Notice of injury is filed too late
• Injury is not likely to result from use of pharmaceutical
• Injury results from necessary risk taking during treatment of severe disease
• Injury is reasonably tolerable in view of the disease that is being treated
• Injury is insignificantInjury results from failure of pharmaceutical to have the intended effect
• Injury results from improper medication (patient injury)
• Injury results from misuse of pharmaceutical

Compensable pharmaceutical injuries and policy exclusions are defined in more detail in the terms and conditions governing pharmaceutical injuries insurance: Pharmaseutical injuries insurance - General Terms and Conditions (pdf)