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Wrong drug. Wrong dose. Wrong patient. Medication errors are preventable—and when they cause harm, we hold pharmacies, hospitals, and doctors accountable.
A medication error is any preventable event that leads to inappropriate medication use or patient harm. These errors can occur at any point in the medication process—from the doctor's prescription pad to the nurse's syringe.
The "five rights" of medication administration require: right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time. Violating any of these creates potential for harm.
The Institute of Medicine reports that preventable medication errors harm at least 1.5 million Americans every year, with associated costs exceeding $3.5 billion annually. In hospitals, medication errors occur in approximately 1 in 5 doses given.
Medication errors fall into three main categories based on when they occur:
Multiple parties may be liable for a medication error, depending on where in the process it occurred:
| Defendant | Liable For |
|---|---|
| Prescribing Doctor | Wrong drug, wrong dose, missed allergies, dangerous interactions |
| Hospital | Employee errors, system failures, inadequate policies, understaffing |
| Pharmacist | Dispensing errors, missed interactions, failure to counsel |
| Pharmacy (Corporate) | Vicarious liability for employee errors, understaffing, system failures |
| Nurse | Administration errors, failure to check orders, failure to monitor |
| Nursing Home | Staff errors, over-sedation, missed doses, inadequate training |
To win a medication error case, we must prove:
We obtain prescription records, pharmacy logs, medication administration records (MARs), and chart notes to document exactly what happened.
Expert testimony establishes what a reasonable doctor, pharmacist, or nurse should have done—and how the defendant fell short.
Medical experts connect the error to your injury—showing the wrong medication or dose caused the specific harm you suffered.
We document and quantify your harm: additional treatment, hospitalization, lost wages, pain, suffering, and any permanent effects.
Wrong drug. Wrong dose. Wrong patient. If you were harmed by a preventable medication mistake, we'll hold the responsible parties accountable.
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