Medication and Prescription Errors

Another area of medical malpractice involves the medication and prescription errors doctors, nurses, and pharmacists can make. Patients generally expect their prescriptions to be accurate and to help treat their health problems. Unfortunately, they are sometimes given the wrong prescription or dosage, with very serious, often deadly, results.

Medication errors can happen for several reasons, such as the doctor’s illegible handwriting, the pharmacist’s drug dispensing error, the nurse giving the wrong medication or amount, or the doctor not asking all of the pertinent questions while examining the patient. For example, a doctor examines a patient but fails to ask what other medications or supplements he or she is taking. The doctor prescribes a drug that has an adverse reaction to what the patient is currently taking and the combination of the two medications causes severe complications.

Our Cincinnati, Ohio, lawyers at Shea & Associates can help recover damages sustained due to a prescription error. Many times, people do not realize the impact prescription errors will have on their lives until it is too late. Waiting to file prescription error claims will result in the loss of compensation to which you are entitled.

If you think you may have been a victim of a medication or prescription error, contact our lawyers today to learn your legal rights and options. Our team of medical malpractice attorneys has over 50 years of combined experienced helping people with their medical legal needs. Call them today and see how then can help you, too.