Pursuing full compensation for harm from a prescriber, pharmacist or nurse
Even the safest, most proven medications can cause harm when prescribed or administered negligently. Whether patients rely on these drugs for acute or chronic conditions, the harm done by negligent prescribing and dispensing can be severe and lasting. At Ryan Bisher Ryan & Simons, our malpractice attorneys provide vigorous representation to individuals who have sustained injuries because of medication errors. These cases require thorough investigation and can be difficult to prove, but our firm has the experience, resources and determination to fight for the maximum compensation possible.
Were you hurt by a medication error?
Medication errors can be the fault of a prescribing physician or nurse practitioner, or a dispensing pharmacist or nurse. The error might be in the communication of the order. Doctors have notoriously bad handwriting, and the person filling the prescription may misread the order. Prescribers might not be sufficiently familiar with the potency of a drug or its interactions with other medications. A pharmacist may fill a prescription with the wrong medicine or mislabel the container, thereby providing incorrect instructions. A dispensing nurse, especially in a busy hospital or nursing home setting, may make a dosage mistake or accidentally give one patient another’s medication. Nurses may fail to chart medications properly, leading to missed or double doses. One of the most frightening medication errors is when an insufficient dose causes a patient to awaken during surgery. On the other hand, too great a dose can cause hypoxia and brain damage.
Our injury lawyers manage cases involving various types of medication errors. Some of the most common mistakes are:
- Wrong dosage
- Wrong prescription
- Failure to consider side-effects, allergies or interactions
