Scranton, Stroudsburg, and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania-area Medical Malpractice and Medication Error Lawyer
Drugs and other pharmaceuticals are highly effective when used correctly. However, when a medication is misprescribed or a dosage error is made, the consequences for the patient can be serious and even fatal. Physicians, pharmacists, and nurses can be held liable for medical malpractice involving medication error. A lawyer from the Foley Law Firm may be able to help you hold negligent medical practitioners responsible if you have been the victim of such an error. If you live in the Scranton, Stroudsburg, or Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania area and have suffered because of a medication error, contact a medical malpractice lawyer or regis ted nurse at our firm to discuss your options.
What Is a Medication Error?
When a medication or a combination of medications is improperly administered, prescribed, or dispensed, this is a medication error. Medication mistakes on the part of physicians include prescribing drugs without considering a patient's medical history or allergies, prescribing drugs in improper or unsafe doses, and prescribing drugs that interact dangerously with one another. Though not common, these errors do occur, and the consequences for the patient can be very serious.
A medication error might also take place in the pharmacy if a pharmacist fills a prescription with the wrong medicine, provides an incorrect dose, or fills a prescription for a medication as instructed even though it is clearly in error. Any of these scenarios constitutes clear medical malpractice.
A lawyer or registered nurse from the Foley Law Firm will be able to determine whether you have suffered damages from a medication error and whether you may be entitled to compensation. Scranton, Stroudsburg, and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania area medication error victims can contact a medical malpractice lawyer or registered nurses from our firm at any time to discuss their case.
The Risks of Medication Errors
Medication errors lead to all manner of serious health problems. Allergic reactions, overdoses, and dangerous drug interactions can quickly end in wrongful death. If the wrong medication or dose is prescribed or administered, it will not treat problematic symptoms – potentially allowing them to worsen or complicating the existing condition.
Even if you suffer no long-term damage, the costs associated with a medication error can be significant. Additional treatment, extra time, and complications will add up quickly. You should be compensated fully for medication error-related expenses, and with a Foley medical malpractice lawyer and registered nurses on your side, you have the outstanding legal representation you need to help you achieve the optimal result in your case.
Any instance of medication error may be grounds for medical malpractice litigation. If you plan to take legal action, a lawyer and the nursing staff from our firm places superior experience and resources at your disposal to help you make the right decisions and attain the full compensation you deserve.
Discuss Your Medication Error with a Medical Malpractice Lawyer
The Foley Law Firm assists victims who have been injured by medical malpractice because of a medication administered in error. Our Scranton, Stroudsburg, and Milford, Pennsylvania medical malpractice and medication error lawyer and nursing staff at our firm can help you attain full compensation, so contact us today to learn more.
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