Pharmacy Error

Pharmacy error is one of the most common forms of medical malpractice committed every year. Annually, over one million people suffer injuries as the result of this mistake and thousands more actually die from taking incorrectly prescribed medication. Even scarier is the fact that many more instances of pharmaceutical mistakes go unreported because the patients experience no adverse side effects (other than, perhaps, a delay in treatment).

Causes of Pharmacy Error

We all know that our physicians should have the necessary knowledge and qualifications to diagnose our medical conditions, prescribe the correct medications, and effectively communicate this information to our pharmacists. We also trust our pharmacists to distribute to us the correct medicine with the proper dosage instructions.

Sometimes, however, one or both of these parties errs and as a result, the patient must suffer the consequences. Common causes of pharmaceutical errors include the following:

• Miscommunication between the doctor and the pharmacist (e.g. poor handwriting)
• Misreading the labels of the drug bottles
• Making errors when typing instructions on the prescription label
• Doctor error
• Reliance on pharmacy technicians
• Time and pressure-related carelessness/errors

Unfortunately, a pharmaceutical error has the potential to cause very serious consequences. A patient may suffer overdosing or a delay in treatment. A patient may also suffer a very dangerous adverse or allergic reaction to the medication.

Contact Us

If you or someone you love has been a victim of pharmacy error, then you may have the right to claim damages. The Las Vegas personal injury lawyers of William Palmer & Associates, P.C. have the experience necessary to help you. Contact us at 702-888-2222 today.