Yes. While mistakes can be made at any point during the filling of your prescription, many take place the moment you hand your prescription to the staff. 

How mistakes can happen during the initial step in the process:  

• Customer gives written prescription to pharmacist or tech.  Written prescriptions are a common cause of medication mistakes in Texas. Doctors are notorious for their poor handwriting, and an overworked tech may assume he knows what the doctor meant rather than take the time to call for confirmation.
• Doctor calls in prescription to the pharmacy. Called-in prescriptions are a poor solution to handwriting mistakes since many medications sound alike. Also, doctors may be using outdated or confusing abbreviations which may be misheard or misinterpreted by the pharmacist.
• Doctor emails or sends electronic prescription.  Pharmacies are increasingly adopting electronic methods of prescription ordering.  They are convenient for everyone involved and lead to far fewer errors.  However, there still may be transcription mistakes, such as a misplaced decimal point, that can lead to dosage errors.

While pharmacies are always updating their practices to reduce errors, there are still fairly simple ways that a mistake can fall through the cracks.  If someone you love has been affected by a pharmacy mistake in Houston, the advice of an experienced Texas pharmacy lawyer can get you the compensation you deserve.

Call Kennedy Hodges today at 888-526-7616 to get a free consultation on your case.  We’ll also send you a FREE copy of our book, How to Make Pharmacies Pay for your Injuries Caused by Medication Errors.