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When you go to a pharmacy to have a prescription filled, you have the right to be given the correct dosage of the right drug, with accurate instructions and warnings. Unfortunately, some pharmacies fail to live up to these basic expectations.
At The Perecman Firm, our experienced New York City medical malpractice attorneys help clients in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island, Long Island, and Westchester hold negligent pharmacies and pharmacists accountable for the harm caused by their actions.
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What Factors Lead to Pharmacy Error?
Pharmacy errors have many causes, including:
- Understaffing
- Poor handwriting
- Simple negligence
- Outdated technology
- Misleading or ambiguous instructions
When pharmacies and pharmacists do not live up to their professional responsibilities, they can be held accountable for errors such as the following:
- Wrong medication – A pharmacist’s most important duty is to ensure patients receive the medications their doctors prescribed. Dispensing the wrong drug is a serious error that can have severe consequences for the patient.
- Wrong doses – A patient who receives an overdose or too little of a prescribed drug can suffer serious harm and even death. This may be the result of a pharmacist providing the wrong size pills, measuring out the wrong doses, or providing incorrect instructions.
- Drug interactions – Pharmacies are supposed to have programs to detect when a patient is being given drugs that are dangerous in combination with each other. This is particularly likely to happen when a patient is prescribed drugs by multiple doctors.
Seeking Compensation for Medication Dispensing Errors
If you have been harmed or lost a loved one as a result of a pharmacy error, our medical malpractice lawyers can carefully evaluate the facts of your case so we can seek the compensation you deserve. Our firm is deeply committed to the good of our clients. That’s why our firm is comprised of true trial lawyers, seasoned attorneys who fight tooth-and-nail for our clients’ well-being.
Our results demonstrate our passion — we have secured several multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for the injured, including the second-largest settlement in the history of the state. Lead Attorney David Perecman is a member of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers, a prestigious organization considered to include the best lawyers in the nation.
When we say we will aggressively represent you in every way possible under the law, believe us. Contact our firm for a free case consultation to determine your best move.