Pharmacist Liability
All pharmacists are medical care providers under the tort law governing medical malpractice cases. As such, your pharmacist must be highly trained and very well educated in the profession of drug dispensing. If a pharmacist makes a preventable error in filling your prescription which results in harm and injury to you, you can seek to remedy your damages through a wrong medication medical malpractice claim and/or lawsuit. Some causes known to give rise to pharmacist error in Aurora are:- Illegible handwriting on prescription pads;
- Filling the wrong drug because names are so similar;
- Relying on technicians to fill prescriptions;
- Overworked pharmacists (distracted by other retail duties);
- Failure to provide current drug warnings on labels;
- Improper dilution of concentrated drugs; and
- Failure to determine other medications with adverse interactions.
Typical Injuries From Pharmacist Error
Unfortunately, there are numerous injuries that a victim can suffer because of a pharmacist error in Aurora. Some of these injuries include:- Overdose;
- Worsening of targeted condition;
- Skin allergies;
- Seizures;
- Temporary physical impairment;
- Temporary mental impairment;
- Brain damage;
- Digestive system injury;
- Suicidal thoughts/attempts; and
- Death.
