Medication Errors & Medical Malpractice

Medication errors are among the most common medical errors, causing injury and even death. It is estimated that nearly 1.5 million people are harmed due to medication errors annually. In most cases, the errors occur during the administration of an improper dose of medication. Other cases of prescription error can be traced back to poor order communication, product labeling, dispensing, and the monitoring of use.

Types of common hospital medication errors include:

Miscommunication of drug orders (this could include confusion over drugs with similar names or confusion based on prescription labeling)
Inappropriate labeling during packaging
Lack of proper drug information
Incomplete collection of patient information

Medication errors have a chance of occurring throughout the medical profession within the process of providing prescription or non-prescription drugs to patients. The physician has the responsibility of staying knowledgeable about the medications he or she is prescribing. A pharmacist is expected to dispense the correct drug in correct doses. Nurses must know enough about medications in order to identify inaccurate prescriptions or dangerous drug combinations. Although the medical professional has grown tremendously and is highly regarded for its quality, medication errors will inevitably occur.

If you or someone you know has been harmed by a medication error, don't hesitate to contact a malpractice attorney to seek the compensation you deserve.

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Types of common hospital medication errors include:

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