(845) 303-1000Technology may reduce medication errors, but it has not completely eliminated the human component that can lead to a prescription drug mistake.
If you suffered medical complications as a result of a pharmacy’s negligence, a Schenectady pharmacy negligence lawyer from The New York Injury & Malpractice Law Firm, P.C. is your strongest advocate to fight for the compensation you need to cover your losses.
Contact our talented medical malpractice attorneys today for a free consultation.
How Can Pharmacy Errors Harm a Patient?
If a pharmacy confuses drug names and gives you the wrong medication, provides an incorrect dose, blends components carelessly, or ignores your known allergies, you might suffer serious adverse consequences:
- Irreversible heart, lung, liver, and kidney damage or failure
- Anaphylaxis and other potentially fatal allergic reactions
- Seizures from interactions of multiple drugs
- Toxic overdosing
- Injury from medical conditions that go untreated because you received the wrong drug
- Harm from improper administration of a drug, such as an infusion of a viscous pharmaceutical liquid into the wrong kind of vein
If you experience any unusual reactions after receiving prescription medication, contact your physician immediately, and also consult with a Schenectady attorney who has the knowledge and experience to assess whether pharmacy negligence injuries give you the right to seek monetary damages from liable parties.
Who is Responsible for Pharmacy Negligence Injuries?
Your Schenectady pharmacy negligence attorney will review the specific facts of your case to identify all of the parties that might owe you compensation for your injuries, such as:
- Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who dispensed the wrong drug or the wrong dose of a drug
- The pharmacy that employed the pharmacists, particularly if that pharmacy did not institute industry-standard processes to prevent medication errors
- Any physicians who provided illegible or incomplete instructions about medications, dosage, or infusion
- Pharmaceutical companies and drug device manufacturers that failed to provide proper instructions or to warn against potentially hazardous side effects
How Does a Lawyer Prove Pharmacy Negligence?
Your Schenectady attorney will first show that the pharmacy owed you a duty of care to dispense medication properly and in the correct dosage. That step often involves demonstrating that you or your doctor delivered a prescription to the pharmacy to fill.
Your attorney will then explain the applicable standards of care and present facts showing that the pharmacy failed to meet those standards. To seek monetary damages, you must also show that the pharmacy’s failure directly and proximately caused your injuries. At this stage, your lawyer may need to address arguments from the pharmacy’s legal team that an alternate or intervening cause harmed you instead.
Further, your attorney will present your medical bills and invoices, pay stubs that show your regular income, and documentation of wages you lost due to your injuries. Last, your attorney will detail the physical pain, difficulties in performing daily activities, and loss of enjoyment of life that you suffered because of the medication error.
Call a Schenectady Pharmacy Negligence Lawyer as Soon as You Feel You Have Been Harmed by a Medication Mistake
Medication mistakes are often difficult to recognize. Without medical training, you might assume the symptoms you experience relate to your underlying condition or fall within expected side effects. Even your doctor might reach the same conclusion if your symptoms are mild or consistent with a known reaction to the drug.
A Schenectady Pharmacy Negligence Lawyer at The New York Injury & Malpractice Law Firm, P.C. could assess your situation and help you understand your legal options. For clear and unbiased guidance about pharmacy negligence, contact our office today.