According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, medication errors may be the third leading cause of accidental death in the United States. More than 200,000 people die each year from prescription drug errors. More than a million people are injured.
If you were injured or a family member died from a prescription drug error, contact the medical malpractice lawyers at Ginsberg & O’Connor. From our office in Cherry Hill, NJ, we represent people throughout the State who have been harmed by medical professionals. We offer a free initial consultation to discuss your case.
Examples of Prescription Drug Errors
A medication error is any preventable event by a medical professional that may lead to patient harm from inappropriate medication use. Examples include:
- Prescribing the wrong drug or the wrong dose of a drug
- Drug labeling errors
- Prescribing drugs that are dangerous when combined with other medications you are using
- Dispensing the wrong drug (some drugs may have similar names to the one on your prescription)
- Failure to warn you about drug side effects or dangers
- Dispensing the wrong formulation or dose of a drug
- Errors in instructions about how you should take drugs
By holding doctors and pharmacies accountable for mistakes, the civil justice system can provide strong motivation for medical professionals to reduce the errors that cause patient injuries and deaths.
Contact Our Prescription Drug Error Attorneys
For more information about your options if a prescription drug error harmed you or a loved one, contact the Mount Laurel medical malpractice attorneys at Ginsberg & O’Connor for a confidential consultation. Call us at 856-727-1991 or complete our simple contact form to schedule a free initial consultation.