When a medical professional makes an error prescribing or
administering medication to a patient, it can pose a considerable
health threat. Medication errors may result in serious illnesses,
overdoses, allergic reactions, long-term damage (usually to the liver
and kidneys), and even wrongful death.
At the Law Office of McElyea & Barnard,
an experienced medical malpractice attorney serving the Orlando and
Central Florida areas can help people who have suffered a serious personal injury
or lost a loved one to wrongful death. If you or a loved one has
suffered complications or injuries as a result of a medication or
pharmaceutical error, our aggressive personal injury lawyers can help. When medical professionals administer medication in the wrong
amounts or provide the wrong drugs altogether, the consequences can be
deadly. Overdoses, allergic reactions, and other serious problems are
among the possible results of such an oversight.
According to American Hospital Association, the following are common causes of medication errors:
- Incomplete
patient information – failure to identify issues such as allergies,
other medicines being taken, previous diagnoses, and lab results.
- Miscommunication
of drug orders – may involve poor handwriting, confusion over drugs
with similar names, misplaced zeroes and decimal points, confusion
among metric and other systems of measurement, and inappropriate
abbreviations.
- Environmental factors – lighting, heat,
noise, and interruptions that can distract health professionals from
their medical tasks.
- Lack of appropriate labeling as a drug is prepared and repackaged into smaller units.
For
more information about pharmaceutical errors, contact a medical
malpractice attorney. Serving the Orlando and Central Florida areas,
the Law Office of McElyea & Barnard can help you obtain the
compensation you deserve. Medication error victims can find an experienced medical malpractice
attorney at our Orlando, Central Florida offices. Our lawyers are
well-versed in medical negligence issues, and can help victims recover
the compensation due to them. While there is no way to make up for the
loss of one’s health or the wrongful death of a loved one, an
experienced medical malpractice attorney can help you obtain monetary
compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and
even the loss of financial support. It is our hope that such
compensation will ease the financial strain faced by many victims of
medication errors, allowing them to move on with their lives. |