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Overview of Pharmacist Malpractice (Part A)

When it comes to medical negligence, most of us think of hospitals, physicians or nurses. However, a pharmacist mistake could also lead to injuries. If you have been injured as the result of what you believe is a pharmacist mistake, you should contact an Aurora medical malpractice attorney.A pharmacist mistake can result in serious injury or even death, and should be taken seriously. Such an error constitutes as a very specific type of medical malpractice. If you have been the victim of a pharmacist mistake, speak to an Aurora medical malpractice attorney with experience in handling cases involving pharmacist negligence.

 

Overview of a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

In any type of medical malpractice lawsuit, the following factors must be present: 

  • Medical worker must have had a duty of care to the patient;
  • Medical worker must have violated that duty of care to the patient; and
  • The violation of the duty of care must have caused injuries.

Any injuries that a patient receives must have been a direct result of medical negligence. Therefore, any type of medical worker could be held liable for damages, including a pharmacist.

 

What is the Duty of Care for a Pharmacist?

You may be wondering what exactly constitutes the duty of care for a pharmacist. Since a pharmacist’s job is to fill prescriptions, that is their duty of care to you as a receiver of these prescriptions. 

No matter if a pharmacist works at a hospital, clinic or a drug store, they are responsible for their duty of care to you if they fill your prescription. If there is a pharmacist mistake and it leads to injuries, they could be held liable. 

Violation of a Pharmacist’s Duty of Care

Pharmacists attend college and earn a degree. They are expected to have the ability and the training to correctly fill prescriptions. Since individuals rely upon these prescriptions to treat medical conditions, pharmacists are held to a high duty of care to ensure they properly fill the prescription.

 

If there is a pharmacist mistake in filling a prescription, they have violated their duty of care.

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