Medicine Pharmacy Errors

Medicine & Pharmacy Errors

Commonly referred to as medical negligence, medical malpractice occurs when a physician fails to properly diagnose or treat a medical condition, resulting in a new or aggravating injury to the patient.

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Pharmacy and prescription errors can cause tragic personal injury and wrongful death. There are many types of mistakes made while treating patients, including mistakes in prescribing and filling patient prescriptions – a form of medical malpractice. More and more common, pharmacy errors and prescription errors are accounting for as many as 98,000 deaths each year. One study reported that as many as 5% of prescriptions filled each year are incorrect.

Children are most at risk. The medical statistics show the potential for adverse drug events in children to be three times higher than for adults. These statistics show the potential to be even higher for infants in neonatal units.

Patient prescription errors, vaguely referred to as adverse drug events, occur frighteningly often. Medical malpracticestatistics have shown that doctors make about four prescription mistakes for every thousand prescriptions written. These statistics mean that many of us will become victims of prescription errors at some point in our lives. Some prescription errors cause no lasting harm, but other errors may lead to a serious illness or death. The personal injury caused by incorrect prescriptions can result in thousands of dollars of unnecessary medical bills, not to mention the pain and suffering inflicted on a patient.

Although the stereotype is that doctors have terrible handwriting, the most common cause of prescription errors is a physician’s lack of knowledge about a particular drug. Other common prescription errors include:

Failing to adjust the medication dosage to reflect changes in the patient’s condition
Prescribing a drug that the patient’s medical history shows he or she is allergic to
Prescribing a dosage that is too large or too small
Writing the name of the wrong drug down on the prescription pad

Doctors aren’t the only culprits; pharmacists can also commit prescription errors by providing the patient with the wrong drug, the wrong dosage, or the wrong instructions for taking the drug, even if the doctor’s prescription was correct.

Protect Yourself from Prescription Errors

When you are prescribed medication, read the prescription out loud and ask the physician to confirm it.
Verify and write down the drug’s name and dosage, and confirm this with your doctor.
Use a reputable pharmacy with adequate staff. Avoid understaffed pharmacies and “internet” pharmacies.
When picking up your prescription, verify the dosages and drug names match what you wrote down, including opening the bottle looking at the actual medication. Ask the pharmacist to verify the medication is correct.
If you have any questions about the medication or the directions for taking it, ask the pharmacist for a detailed explanation.

If you suspect that you or someone you know has been a victim of a pharmacy or prescription error, contact the Rasansky Law Firm for a complimentary review and evaluation of your case by our medical malpractice lawyers. We demand strict professional standards.

Our Dallas-based attorneys are among the finest medical malpractice lawyers and have resolved many multi-million dollar personal injury cases. We are passionate about our role as advocates and treat our clients with complete respect and compassion. We are committed to utilizing all available legal advantages and tactics to successfully resolve your personal injury claim.

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