New York City Prescription Error Lawyers
Prescription errors cause around 7000 deaths, just in hospitals, each year, with reactions to prescription medication estimated to cause the death of at least 100,000 people each year. Considering how many cases go unreported, the total number is estimated to be much higher. If you've suffered because you were prescribed the wrong medication or because of a mistake in filling your prescription in New York City, prescription error lawyers are available to help you.
Were you or a loved one a victim of a medication error? Our lawyers can help! Contact our New York City Prescription Error Lawyers today.
There are many ways in which a person can suffer through a prescription error. A medication can be prescribed that reacts adversely with a medication you're already on, or that you've shown allergies to or problems with previously. Though your doctor has all your prescriptions in your records, sometimes this mistake still happens. The pharmacy, though, has the means to double-check each person's prescriptions, and have alert systems to flag any potential problems, so this error is highly preventable. Â
You could also be prescribed a medication that's wrong for your condition. While the responsibility is ultimately the doctor's, a prescription completely wrong for a certain condition could be noticed by a pharmacist as well. You could be given the improper dosage of the medication, either by the doctor who records an improper amount, or by the pharmacy printing incorrect dosing instructions on the label.
Sometimes, New York City prescription error lawyers handle cases where the correct medication in the correct amount was prescribed by a doctor, but the pharmacy gives the patient a different medication or mixes up two people's prescriptions and gives them each the incorrect medication. Â Often this results in worsening of the original condition that's going untreated, but can have devastating effects if the wrong medication is harmful to the person, the person has a reaction to it, or it interacts with the person's current medication.
Were you or a loved one a victim of a medication error? Our lawyers can help! Contact our New York City Prescription Error Lawyers today.
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