What Are the Different Ways Pharmacists Can Commit Errors?

Whether your medication needs are long-term or short-term, pharmaceutical drugs can provide health benefits or treat ailments, such as sickness or injury. While the benefits of modern medicine are plentiful, if a pharmacist is negligent, the result can be severe and lead to injury or even death in serious cases. If you believe that your pharmacist’s negligence caused them to commit an error that led to your harm, you have the right to pursue justice by filing a pharmacy error claim with the help of one of our experienced pharmacy error lawyers.

Hodges & Foty, LLP is a Texas law firm providing legal counsel to clients who have suffered due to a prescription error. We understand that it can be difficult when pharmacist negligence leads to your harm. If you have suffered due to a medication that was negligently prescribed to you, you may be owed compensation for any losses you have suffered as a result of the pharmacist’s errors. Contact our team of Texas pharmacy error attorneys at (713) 523-0001 to begin the process of filing your claim today.

What Are Common Errors Committed By Pharmacists That Lead to Patient Harm?

Pharmacists, like all healthcare professionals, owe patients a duty of care to act in a reasonably safe manner and provide them with the best possible care. Because pharmacists are responsible for ensuring that patients get the medications they need to feel their best, there is a lot weighing on them to not act in a negligent manner when it comes to their jobs. Unfortunately, while they do have immense responsibility to their patients, pharmacists can and sometimes do act negligently directly leading to serious consequences for patients’ health and wellbeing.

Some of the common errors pharmacists make include the following:

• Dispensing the Wrong Medication: The most common type of pharmacy error is giving a patient the wrong medication. Distributing incorrect drugs can include giving a patient a prescription with a similar name, mixing up patient prescriptions, or grabbing the wrong medication bottle.

• Failed to Provide Instructions: When a pharmacist provides you with your prescription, it is always important to provide instructions for how the drug is supposed to be taken, how often, or if it should be taken while drinking alcohol or while pregnant. Providing incorrect instruction on a medication label, or failing to provide instructions altogether, can result in complications and potential harm to the patient.

• Providing the Wrong Dosage: Sometimes, a pharmacist may fill the correct drug but provide the wrong dosage due to a mathematical or packaging error. Giving a patient the incorrect dosage can cause them to suffer from extreme side effects or even death.
• Failure to Check Patient and Drug Review: Pharmacists must check prescriptions for negative interactions if a patient is taking multiple drugs. Pharmacists should also be aware of potential allergies.

If you were the victim of a pharmacist error, you have the right to pursue legal action by filing a claim for the harm you have suffered as a result of their negligence. The Texas pharmacy error lawyers at Hodges & Foty specialize in personal injury and pharmacy error and can help you build a strong claim and recover damages like medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering.

File a Strong Pharmacy Error Claim Today With Hodges & Foty, LLP

Being injured because of a pharmacist error is frustrating. If you have suffered because of the negligence of the pharmacist who provided your medication, our pharmacy error attorney will help you file a strong claim and fight to protect your rights and pursue the compensation you are owed. 

The board-certified pharmacy error lawyers at Hodges & Foty, LLP have more than 40 years of combined experience helping clients who have been the victim of a pharmacist error. For a free evaluation to discuss your pharmacy error case, contact us here or call (713) 523-0001.