Doctor Medication Mistakes

When a patient goes to their doctor, he/she expects the medication prescribed will be the right medication for them.   Unfortunately, that does not always happen.  Doctor medication mistakes can lead to catastrophic injuries and even wrongful death..

There are many reasons for doctor medication errors and prescription mistakes.  As Doctor’s reimbursement rates go down, the volume of patients they see in a day continues to increase.  With the added volume of patients, Doctors often spend less time with patients and less time with each individual task associated with a patient’s care.  The pressure to move faster can lead to Doctor Medication mistakes.  Such medication errors include prescription errors, communication errors, and incomplete history errors.

Doctor prescription errors

Some of the most avoidable personal injuries caused by medication errors involve Doctor Prescription errors.  If Doctors would simply take the time to write their prescriptions with clear legible handwriting, most of these medication errors would be avoided.  The most common types of doctor prescription mistakes include poor handwriting leading the reader to mistakenly give the wrong drug or wrong dose.  The wrong drug can be given because the handwriting is so unclear, the nurse, pharmacisist, or pharmacy assistant mistakes the drug written by the doctor for a similarly spelled drug.  The wrong dose can be given for similar reasons.  The nurse, pharmacist, or pharmacy assistant interprets sloppily written dosing instruction incorrectly.

Other Doctor Medication Mistakes

Many doctor medication mistakes are caused poor communication, diagnosis, or patient monitoring skills.  These types of medication errors include:

• Failure to diagnose a disease that is contraindicated for the particular drug chosen
• Failure to recognize a drug is toxic when mixed with a drug the patient is already taking
• Failure to recognize a patient is allergic to the drug prescribed
• Failure to monitor a drug that is toxic when too much is given

Have You Suffered From A Doctor medication Mistake?

If you have been seriously injured due to a medication error, such as receiving the wrong drug or the wrong dose, and the error was made by a doctor medication mistake, it is in your best interest to speak with a qualified prescription error attorney.  In some cases, you may be entitled to monetary compensation for your serious injuries.

After you have incurred serious injuries from a prescription error, you need to take the time to meet with an aggressive lawyer.  You will want to work with an attorney who has extensive experience and who possesses the vast resources you will need to build a strong case.  You will also want a lawyer on your side that has a thorough understanding of pharmacology and the adverse side effects a prescription error can have on a person’s life. 

Tampa Doctor medication mistake Attorney

If you are looking for a committed, unyielding prescription error attorney in Tampa, contact the Distasio Law Firm today.  At the Distasio Law Firm, we will do everything we can to help you obtain maximum recovery for your serious prescription error injuries.  We are compassionate lawyers who strive to provide each client with dependable and affordable legal counsel.