Medications must be administered properly in order to attain the optimum result. Errors in medication involve overdoses, administering the wrong medication, untimely administration, and failure to administer the proper medicine to meet the particular need. Most medication errors can be avoided. Better communication and follow-up can reduce medication errors. Medication errors can have serious consequences, even death. It is critical to contact the Law Offices of John R. Reeves, PC as soon as you know or should know that a problem has developed or malpractice has occurred. There are deadlines, called statutes of limitations, which can bar your medical malpractice lawsuit if it is not timely made.
Medication error claims
Medication errors can happen at many points: a doctor prescribing the wrong drug or dose, a pharmacy filling the prescription incorrectly, or a hospital or nursing home giving the wrong medication. Errors involving blood thinners, insulin and opioids can be especially dangerous.
Depending on who made the error, the claim may be against a physician, a hospital, a pharmacy or a nursing home, and different rules may apply. The law offices of john r. reeves, pc can review the prescription records and medical records to determine what went wrong.
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