Category: Medication Errors

NEW YORK MEDICATION ERROR LAWYER

Premier Medication Error Lawyers Serving New York City

A medication error can have dangerous, or even deadly consequences. If you or a loved one are a victim of a medication error, speak with our trial lawyers at Rosenberg, Minc, Falkoff & Wolff, LLP. We have the skill and knowledge to explore all opportunities for compensation. Our New York City medication errors attorneys have achieved impressive results in both settlement negotiations and trial, and will not rest until we have maximized your compensation.

Doctors, pharmacists and other professionals entrusted with providing medication must use extreme care in prescribing and dispensing medication. When these professionals make mistakes, people may take too much or too little of a particular drug. They may get the wrong medication altogether. Medication errors can lead to serious injury and even death.

Medication errors occur in the USA at an alarming rate. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) reports that an estimated 7000 deaths occur every year as a direct result of a medication error. These errors can include the following:

• Wrong medication prescribed
• The wrong dosage prescribed
• Mislabeling
• Allergic reactions
• Medication interactions
• Failure to warn of side effects
• Dispensary error
• Incorrect administration of medication

Compensation in Cases of Medication Error

A medication error can lead to serious consequence, including:

• Worsened health condition
• Serious medical complications requiring treatment
• The possibility of hospitalization and surgery
• Lost wages
• Lost earning potential
• Pain and suffering
• Emotional distress

Medication errors cause unnecessary health risks and even larger financial burdens due to the negligence of other parties – and in such cases, patients have a right to pursue compensation for their damages.

How do medication errors happen?

A medication error could occur as a result of acts of negligence by:

• Doctor, nurse, anesthesiologist, or another medical professional
• Pharmacists
• Drug manufacturer

Medication errors can occur due to something as simple as an inability to read a doctor’s handwriting with a wrong dosage either prescribed or administered. Additionally, if your doctor is distracted, rushed, or fails to investigate your medical history, he or she is more likely to make an error in prescribing medication.

Ultimately, proving that these actions displayed gross negligence is the key to receiving compensation for any medication errors.

Negligence and Medical Malpractice Cases in New York: Medication Errors

Determining negligence in a medical professional’s actions comes down to a duty of care. This duty is the responsibility to treat a patient correctly, with the accepted standard of care: what another, equally trained medical professional, would do under similar circumstances.

When prescribing or administering medications, the healthcare professional must be aware of the patient’s medical history with regard to allergies, as well as drug interactions that could pose a health risk. When the duty of care is breached, it may be possible to file a medical malpractice case to seek to recover compensation. Simply a medication error is not sufficient to file a claim – the patient must have suffered harm as a result of the error.

In any of these cases, young children or the elderly are most often put at risk. Because their immune systems are weaker, they are more often put at risk by a medication error.

Contact Us Today for Medication Error Lawyers

Whether the dosage is too high or too low or the wrong medication is prescribed, a medication error can lead to serious medical problems and conditions. A highly experienced, qualified lawyer is recommended to help you navigate the legal process and ensure you’re building a strong case for compensation.

If you or a loved one has suffered serious injury or death as a result of a medication error, a malpractice lawyer can be instrumental in helping you recover appropriate damages. For decades, New Yorkers have depended on the medical malpractice law firm of Rosenberg, Minc, Falkoff & Wolff, LLP, to provide aggressive legal representation.

Our law firm can represent people injured or killed due to every type of medication error, including prescription drug malpractice. We will look closely at the cause of your injuries. Perhaps the doctor prescribed the wrong drug, the correct drug at the wrong dosage or strength, or prescribed a drug that you were allergic to.

Maybe hospital staff failed to properly administer medication. Perhaps the pharmacist or pharmacy technician simply filled the wrong prescription. Whatever the case, we will build a strong legal claim designed to help you get the money you need for your medical expenses, lost income and other damages.

If you or someone you love has been harmed and suffered serious health problems due to a medication error, schedule a consultation with Rosenberg, Minc, Falkoff & Wolff, LLP today. Your initial consultation is free, and we operate on a contingency fee basis – you don’t pay any fees unless we win.