Medication Errors Can Be Deadly

We trust our physicians, nurses, and pharmacists to provide us with medical care that will help us, not exacerbate our illnesses and injuries, or create new problems. But what happens when these medical professionals give you the wrong medication or the wrong dose? Who will protect your interests if you have been harmed or lost someone you love due to pharmacy errors or an incorrect diagnosis?

• Allergic reactions: Prescribing doctors need to know their patients’ allergies and other health issues. Far too often, doctors prescribe medications that trigger dangerous allergic reactions or other serious complications in their patients.
• Dangerous drug combinations: In many cases, two or more drugs might be perfectly safe on their own, but can be extremely dangerous when combined.
• Dosage errors: Depending on the particular illnesses and medications involved, overmedication and undermedication can be dangerous and even life-threatening to patients.
• Wrong medication: There are multiple medication options for many health issues patients face. Due to doctors’ misdiagnoses or failure to account for patients’ allergies, labeling errors by nurses, or even pharmacists filling the wrong prescription, patients can receive dangerous medication at the hands of the medical professionals they trust.
• Improper administration: Certain drugs are administered to patients by physicians, nurses, and technicians. They must be administered at the appropriate speed, in the appropriate dosage and in the correct manner. Improper administration can lead to devastating injuries.

If you have been harmed by a medication error, contact Porzio Injury to discuss your potential claim. Call 201-429-7892 or email us to schedule a consultation.