Philadelphia Medication Error Attorneys

According to government statistics, about 40% of Americans are taking some form of prescription medication. One person in every 6 is taking 3 or more different drugs. The possibility of a doctor or pharmacy committing a medication-related error is clearly an important issue for many people. Unfortunately, this is a common problem. In fact, medication errors are estimated to cause 7,000 deaths every year.

If you have been hurt due to a pharmaceutical error, contact a Pennsylvania medication error lawyer at Lowenthal & Abrams for more information on your legal rights.

Causes of Medication Errors

People who have been injured by medication errors naturally want to know how such a mistake could happen. There are many potential reasons that a patient may end up with the wrong medication or a harmful one. These reasons can be grouped into three main categories:

• Pharmaceutical Error: This occurs when a pharmacy fills a patient’s prescription with the wrong drug. It can happen when a pharmacist misreads a doctor’s writing, gives the patient the wrong dosage, or confuses one drug for another.
• Medical Staff Error: This occurs when a doctor makes a mistake when prescribing a medication, or when hospital workers make a mistake while administering it to the patient. This can result in the patient receiving the wrong medication, the wrong dosage, or not receiving any medication at all.
• Defective Pharmaceutical Products: This occurs when a pharmaceutical company fails to thoroughly test a product or carefully oversee its production. When this happens, pharmacies and doctors are not liable, as they prescribed and supplied the drug in good faith. The responsibility lies with the drug company.

Pennsylvania Medication Error Lawsuits

In order to win compensation for his or her injuries, a plaintiff needs to demonstrate in court that a medical worker or company’s preventable mistake injured him or her. It can be difficult to prove the extent of one’s injuries in court, and even more difficult to prove that the defendant is directly responsible.

If you or a loved one has been injured by a medication error, the experienced Pennsylvania medication error attorneys at the law firm of Lowenthal & Abrams can help. Contact us today at 610-667-7511.