Medication errors can occur when a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, or other provider prescribes, dispenses, or administers the wrong drug or dosage. Our Tucson medical malpractice attorneys can investigate preventable medication mistakes and determine who may be responsible for the resulting harm. If you or a family member was harmed by a prescription or dosage error, call the Mercaldo Law Firm at (520) 624-1400 or contact us online to schedule a free consultation.
If you or someone close to you has been adversely affected by an incorrectly prescribed medication or dosage mistake, our experienced medical malpractice attorneys at the Mercaldo Law Firm can help. The Attorneys with the Mercaldo Law Firm are skillful, compassionate personal injury lawyers with a reputation for results in jury verdicts over the course of more than 40 years of trial experience.
The FDA’s medication-error guidance explains that medication errors are preventable events that may lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality also explains that errors can occur at any stage between prescribing a medication and administering it to the patient.
The Mercaldo Law Firm brings its decades of service, comprehensive legal knowledge, investigative resources and client commitment to pharmacy negligence and medication errors cases that include:
- Negligent dosing — overdosing, underdosing, labeling or dispensing error, nursing error in administering a drug
- Drug interactions — drugs impacting the effect of other drugs, drugs taken with or without food
- Allergic reactions — negligent dispensing of drugs that a patient is allergic to, or drugs with cross-reactivity (containing similar chemical composition)
- Incorrectly filled prescription — caused by a misreading of a doctor’s instructions, confusion of multiple drugs with similar names, drugs given to the wrong hospital patient
- Harmful side effects — requiring education and monitoring of patients to prevent reactions such as decreased kidney function
A harmful medication error may involve negligence by a prescribing doctor, nurse, pharmacist, hospital, or other healthcare provider. Our Tucson personal injury lawyers can review medical records, prescription instructions, pharmacy records, and other evidence to determine how the error occurred.
If a medication error caused a patient’s death, our Tucson wrongful death attorneys can explain the family’s legal options.
Contact The Mercaldo Law Firm
Medication error claims often require a careful review of medical and pharmacy records as well as testimony from qualified experts. The Mercaldo Law Firm can investigate what happened and help you pursue fair compensation.
Call (520) 624-1400 or contact us online to schedule a free consultation with a Tucson medication error attorney.