Texas Prescription Drug Error Attorneys
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Have You Been Injured As A Result Of Prescription Drug Errors in Texas?
The right medication can cure you or a loved one of a dreaded disease. The wrong medication – either the actual drug dispensed or the dosage – can cause serious, possibly permanent harm or death. If you or a loved one has been injured because of a doctor, pharmacy, hospital, or manufacturer prescription drug error, you need the services of an experienced prescription drug error attorney.
Prescription Drug and Health Care Provider Responsibilities
Healthcare providers have a duty to ensure the medication they prescribe is suitable for both the patient’s diagnosis and the patient’s current health status and age. Many medications have the potential to cause serious side effects. The healthcare provider must inform the patient of the possibility of certain side effects and make sure the drug is not contraindicated if the patient suffers from other medical issues.
The majority of older Americans take at least one prescription drug daily, and a sizable amount of the population takes several prescription drugs a day. Preventable, harmful drug interactions may occur if the doctor does not take all known prescription drugs into account. The doctor must also warn the patient against taking prescription medication in combination with particular over-the-counter drugs if severe side effects or interactions are known to occur.
Prescription Drug Medical Malpractice
When it comes to prescription drug medical malpractice, it is imperative to identify the party or parties at fault. The doctor may prescribe a drug that, under normal circumstances, is appropriate for the patient. The manufacturer of the drug may hold responsibility for the injury or death resulting from the product’s use, and prescription drug medical malpractice goes may fall into the category of product liability. The pharmaceutical company not only has the duty to manufacture drugs to a specific standard but to immediately update the medical community when new adverse effects are revealed.
Pharmacy Error Filling Prescription Drugs
How Do Medication Errors Occur?
The process of providing drug therapy to a patient by a medical provider is intricate and involves multiple steps, leaving room for errors at various stages, from prescribing to the actual administration of the medication. Taking the wrong medication may have serious or even fatal consequences. The common causes of medication errors encompass incorrect diagnosis, prescribing mistakes, dosage miscalculations, subpar drug distribution practices, issues with drugs and related devices, improper drug administration, breakdowns in communication, and insufficient patient education.
One of the predominant causes of therapeutic medication mishaps is the incorrect prescription of medication. The number of patient deaths resulting from drug errors escalated from 198,000 in 1995 to 218,000 in 2000, with these incidents imposing a staggering cost of over $177 billion annually on the US economy.
Preventable errors arise due to the improper utilization of systems for safely prescribing and ordering medication.
- Illegible handwritten prescriptions are widely acknowledged as a significant cause of errors.
- Insufficient or missing information regarding co-prescribed medications, past dose-response relationships, laboratory values, and allergic sensitivities can also lead to errors.
- Prescribing errors may occur when the wrong drug or dose is chosen, or when the regimen is overly complex.
- Oral transmission of prescriptions can introduce errors, especially when dealing with sound-alike drug names.
- Drugs with similar appearances may be dispensed incorrectly when prescriptions are handwritten.
- Errors from prescriptions not being transmitted to a pharmacy or not being filled by the patient.
- Physician sampling of medications can contribute to medication errors due to inadequate documentation and drug utilization review.
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Prescription Drug Error FAQ’s
In Texas, the statute of limitations for medical malpractice lawsuits, including those related to prescription drug errors, is generally two years from the date the error occurred or from the date the error was discovered or reasonably should have been discovered.
If you suspect a prescription drug error, you should immediately notify your healthcare provider or pharmacist. Keep detailed records of the medication involved, any adverse effects experienced, and any communication with healthcare professionals. You may also consider seeking legal advice if the error resulted in significant harm.
Prescription drug errors in Texas can stem from various factors such as illegible handwriting on prescriptions, confusion between drug names, incorrect dosage calculations, lack of communication between healthcare providers, patient allergies not properly documented, and issues with pharmacy dispensing.
Liability for prescription drug errors in Texas can fall on various parties including physicians, pharmacists, nurses, hospitals, and other healthcare professionals involved in the medication process. It depends on the specific circumstances of the error.
A prescription drug error in Texas refers to any mistake that occurs during the prescribing, dispensing, or administering of medication that results in harm or potential harm to the patient. This can include incorrect dosage, wrong medication, improper labeling, or miscommunication between healthcare providers.
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