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Medication errors occur throughout the medical profession when both prescription and non-prescription drugs are supplied to patients. The physician is responsible for having knowledge about the medications that are being prescribed. A pharmacist is expected to dispense the correct drug in the correct doses. Nurses must know enough about medications to identify dangerous drug combinations or inaccurate prescriptions.
Common types of medication errors include:
- Drug order miscommunication (confusion over drugs with similar names, confusion based on prescription labeling)
- Lack of proper drug information
- Inappropriate labeling during packaging
- Incomplete collection of patient information
Sometimes, the prescription medication or medical device itself may be to blame. If a pill or supplement you take is defective, a client can be severely injured. Manufacturers of drugs, supplements and medical devices may be held responsible. This responsibility includes the duty to exercise reasonable care in the manufacture, design, inspection, and labeling of the product. Proving that a manufacturer of a drug supplement is responsible for a defective product can be complicated and expensive. Contact Mitchell S. Sexner & Associates LLC if you suspect that a prescription error or medication personal injury has occurred.
In all of our drug & prescription error cases, we advance all costs. No attorney fees apply unless we are able to obtain a recovery on your behalf.
Concerns about medications have been reported by some about the following:
Accutane, Arava, Arginine Hydrochloride Injection, Arginine Macugen (pegaptanib sodium), Aransep, Baycol, Bextra, Celebrex, Crestor, Desflurane (Suprane), Dexatrim, Duloxetine (Cymbalta), Enbrel, Ephedra, Etravirine (Intelence), Fen-Phen, Fosomax, Icodextrin (Extraneal), Lapatinib (Tykerb), Lamisil, Lotronex, Meridia, Natalizumab (Tysabri), Nitroglycerin (Nitrostat), Ortho Evra, Epogen, Oxycontin, Perflutren Lipid Microsphere (Definity), Paxil, Permax/Dostinex, Phenytoin Injection (Dilantin), Phenypropanolamine (PPA), Prempro, Procrit, Propulsid, Prozac, Quetiapine (Seroquel), Ritalin, Serzone, Tequin, Telbivudine (Tyzeka), Thimerosal, Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Blocker, Viagra, Vioxx, Zelnorm, Zicam, Zoloft, Zyprexa.
Concerns about medical devices/ procedures have been reported by some about the following:
Heart monitors, defibrillators, heart valves, artificial hips and joints, jaw implants, breast implants, pacemakers, dialysis machines, and cosmetic implants.
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