Medication Errors: Medical Malpractice
Prescription drugs are powerful weapons against diseases, but when the wrong medication or the wrong dosage is given to a patient, the results can be catastrophic.
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Our medical malpractice lawyers have dealt with a number of cases involving medication errors. When a physician orders the wrong medicine, when a pharmacist fills the prescription with the wrong medication or when a nurse or aide administers the wrong medicine or the wrong dosage, that is medical or pharmaceutical malpractice.
The law firm of Brindisi, Murad, Brindisi, Pearlman, Julian & Pertz in upstate New York welcomes your call if you suspect medication error caused a loved one's injuries or death.
- A medication error can occur when a pharmacist makes a mistake in filling a prescription. A lot of medicine names are similar which can cause confusion. Pharmacists are responsible for taking care to assure they have the right medication.
- A pharmacist should notice when a contraindicated drug is prescribed for a patient. Pharmacists should know the other drugs a patient is taking and what drug allergies a patient may have.
- In nursing homes or hospitals when there are a lot of drugs and a lot of patients, systems should be in place to assure that drugs are given to the correct patient.
- Giving the correct dosage is important. Too much medication (a prescription overdose) or too little can harm a patient.
Contact an experienced medical malpractice attorney if you suspect a loved one was harmed by a prescription error. The consultation is free.
