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Wrong Medication
- Safe Med Program Helps Reduce Drug Error Cases in Older Patients
- Wrong Medication Error Causes Injury after Eye Surgery
- Safeway Pharmacy Gives Wrong Medicine to Expectant Mother
Wrong Dosage
- Cape Cod Mom Saves Baby from Prescription Overdose
- Prescription Phone Orders: A Common Cause of Dosage Errors
- Premature Baby Injured by Wrong Dosage of Morphine
Other Errors
- Hospital’s Follow-Up Program May Reduce Its Number of Harmful Drug Errors
- FDA Implements Bar Codes to Reduce Prescription Drug Errors
- What can you do if a pharmacy breached their duty of care to you?
Kids Rx Errors
- Medical Student Training Helps Reduce Texas Medication Errors for Children
- Joint Commission Encourages Kids to Speak Up about Medication Errors
- Medication Errors in Children: a Problem Bigger than Texas
Pharmacy Malpractice
- FDA Warns Pharmacists to AVOID Drug Interaction Errors
- Hospitals see 60 percent drop in errors when doctors use electronic prescriptions
- Seattle pharmacies investigated for reselling secondhand drugs
Walgreens Claims
State pharmacy boards
Drug Error Prevention
- How a hospital bar code could save your life
- Risperdal $327 million penalty upheld in SC court
- FDA cracking down on safety violations at prescription manufacturing plants
State Pharmacy Laws
Active Cases
- Pharmacists Warn of Dangerous Drug Interactions2/19/2012
- Three Patients Overdose Due to Medication Errors in Pennsylvania Hospital2/13/2012
- Morphine Use a Common Factor in Hospital Medication Errors, Report Says2/5/2012
- Intravenous Painkillers Often Given in Wrong Doses to Children2/5/2012
- Checking Pictures of Medications Saves Patients from Pharmacy Errors2/4/2012
- Nurses Discover Fewer Hospital Drug Errors with Barcode System1/31/2012
Learning Center
Wrong Medication
- Medicare to Penalize Hospitals for Preventable Medication Errors
- FDA Warns of Wrong Medication Errors When Taking Durezol and Durasal
- How Nurses Can Defend Patients from Hospital Medication Mistakes
Wrong Dosage
Other Errors
- 5 Things All Patients MUST Do To Prevent Harmful Medication Mistakes
- 10 Tips to Avoid Medication Mistakes in the Elderly
- Types of Injuries Caused by Houston Pharmacy Errors
Kids Rx Errors
- How safe is your child from medication
- Infants are More Likely to Suffer Cardiac Medication Errors in Texas
- How to Prevent Medication Errors in Children’s Hospitals
Pharmacy Malpractice
- How Pharmacists Contribute to Drug Interaction Injuries
- Medical error truths your doctor
- Dirty pharmacy secrets – The four pharmacy chains in legal battles over prescription errors.
Walgreens Claims
CVS Claims
State pharmacy boards
- HIV AIDS Drugs Tested on Foster Kids
- Texas Attorney General claims drug companies misled the public on
- Foster Kids Used as Guinea Pigs by Big Pharma with States’ Permission
Drug Error Prevention
- Oregon Pharmacists refuse to participate in pharmacy error reporting.
- Only one out of seven errors are reported by hospital employees, study finds.
- How Safe is Your Prescription Medication?
General
If you have suffered serious injury from a pharmacy error, you NEED information
If you have suffered serious injury due to a mistake made by a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member, you need information. Learn about the common mistakes that are often made at pharmacies, why they happen, and how to obtain compensation for the injuries that you sustained as a result of their inattention.
Wrong Medication
Did you receive the wrong medication from a pharmacy? This is a common pharmacy error and one that could harm you or your loved ones significantly. If you have suffered because of a medication error or pharmacy error, contact us at 888-526-7616 for a free case review. You can also order our free book on pharmacy claims.
Wrong Dosage
Just one incorrect decimal point can lead to your child receiving 100 times the correct dosage of medication. Overworked staff, bad lighting, uncomfortable workspace, and many other factors can affect the amount of medication errors that occur. Learn common ways that pharmacy dosage errors can cause severe injury.
Other Errors
Sometimes it starts with a doctor's messy handwriting. Other times it occurs when the pharmacy tech places the wrong pills in the wrong bottle. Pharmacy errors can occur at any point in the chain due to human factors. At each point, pharmacy negligence rears its ugly head.
Kids Rx Errors
A spoonful of medicine can hurt your child: Children can be severely injured by medication errors - If a pharmacy writes the wrong dosage instructions on a prescription, one extra dose of medicine can seriously harm a child. As a parent, it's important to know how you can protect your children from medication errors. You can download our free checklist to learn The Top 10 Tips to Protect Your Children Against Pharmacy Errors.
Pharmacy Malpractice
If you have suffered an injury because a pharmacy dispensed the wrong medication or made an error with your prescription you can file a claim for negligence or malpractice. The area of the law prescription error claims fall under is personal injury law. Order a free copy of our book, "How to Make Pharmacies Pay for your Injuries Caused by Medication Errors," to learn how to take action.
Walgreens Claims
No matter if a pharmacy is big or small, pharmacy errors can happen at any of them. There have been numerous claims brought against Walgreens for pharmacy errors or prescription errors.
CVS Claims
CVS pharmacies nationwide have lawsuits brought against them for pharmacy mistake injuries. If you have been injured because of a pharmacy error, order our free book to learn how to take action.
State pharmacy boards
Although they are supposed to protect consumers, a lack of proper funding and staff shortage makes state pharmacy boards inadequate organizations to keep tabs on pharmacies. Consumers who have been severely injured because of medication errors should contact board certified attorneys to investigate your case immediately .
Drug Error Prevention
One prescription error could severely injure or even kill someone you love. Filing a pharmacy error lawsuit is the only way to make pharmacies take accountability for their mistakes. Call our board certified attorneys toll-free to start your free case review today.
State Pharmacy Laws
50 State laws on pharmacy malpractice. Learn the Statute of Limitations laws that apply to your state for pharmacy error.
If you have been harmed because of a pharmacy error you may be entitled to compensation. A lawyer who specializes in pharmacy error law can help you start your claim. Order our free book "How to Make Pharmacies Pay for your Injuries Caused by Medication Errors," to learn more.
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FAQs
Wrong Medication
- What are common medications that are confused at the pharmacy or in the hospital?
- A nurse at a hospital made a mistake when administering my medication. Can I sue the hospital for the medication mistake?
- Are pharmacies taking responsibility for Texas prescription mistakes?
- Are the elderly more at risk of a Texas prescription error?
- My pharmacy admitted they gave me the wrong medication and asked me to bring the medication back to exchange it. Should I do it?
Wrong Dosage
- Are teaspoons a good way to measure dosage for a Texas prescription?
- Is it illegal for a doctor to use abbreviations on a Texas prescription label?
- How Common are Wrong Dosage Errors in Texas Hospitals?
Other Errors
- Do I have a Texas drug error case against my pharmacist?
- Do computers reduce the number of prescription drug mistakes?
- How often do pharmacy errors occur when doctors send handwritten prescriptions to the pharmacy?
- I am pregnant and the pharmacy gave me the wrong medication and I am afraid of what may happen to me and my unborn baby after taking the wrong prescription. What are my rights?
- How do transcription mistakes cause Texas prescription drug errors?
Kids Rx Errors
- My child was on Risperdal for some time and now he is having severe side effects from the medication. Do I have any rights against the company?
- How do I prove that my child was harmed by pharmacist malpractice?
- What should I do if my child started vomiting due to a prescription error?
- After my child was the victim of a pharmacy misfill incident an adjuster called me asking for me to give a recorded statement. Should I cooperate?
Pharmacy Malpractice
- One of my prescriptions caused a drug reaction with an herbal supplement. Is my pharmacist to blame?
- Are pill-counting tools to blame for pharmacy errors?
- Is the pharmacist directly responsible for my medication mistake?
- Do I have a Risperdal lawsuit?
- Can a prescription drug mistake be made at the drop-off window?
Walgreens Claims
- Can a prescription drug error at Walgreens pharmacy be caused by stressful work environments for the pharmacists and technicians?
- My mother was given wrong medication by Walgreens and suffered horrible symptoms. How do I prove that her symptoms are linked to the pharmacy drug error?
- As a pharmacy attorney, what experience does David Hodges have representing clients against CVS, Walgreens and other national pharmacies?
State pharmacy boards
- I think I have been harmed by a contaminated drug. What are my rights?
- Should I report a pharmacy dispensing error to my state board of pharmacy?
Drug Error Prevention
- How can I protect my child from medication errors during school hours?
- How common are hospital medication mistakes?
- What are the best ways to prevent a prescription error injury before and after I go to the pharmacy?
State Pharmacy Laws
- What are the pharmacy error laws in Oregon?
- Virginia
- Washington pharmacy error
- West Virginia pharmacy error
- Wisconsin personal injury
General
I was recently given the wrong medication in a hospital. Can I hold the hospital accountable for medication mistakes?
- Do I really need a pharmacy error lawyer?
- Can a medication error lawyer help me if I don't have the bottle with the medicine?
- Will a pharmacist lawsuit help get the attention of big pharmacies to make them change their unsafe practices?
