Medication errors occur far too often. Common examples of medication errors include the failure to fill the prescription with the correct medicine, filling the prescription with the correct medicine but in the wrong dosage, and giving a patient another person’s prescription. While the vast majority of these mistakes may not lead to serious injury, some prescription errors can have devastating consequences, including death. But, if pharmacists are required to complete hours of training and know about drugs and their reactions, how does this happened? The person who enters the prescription into the computer, pulls the medicine, and places it in a vial, and affixes the label is not always the pharmacist. In addition to the pharmacists, there are a number of other people involved in the prescription filling process, including pharmacy clerks, pharmacy technicians, and other staff. Furthermore, some states do not have medical requirements for technicians, and some may have nothing more than a high school diploma and some on-the-job-training. Of course, the pharmacist should check the technician, but that may not always happen. Many times the pharmacy is understaffed or a pharmacist is alone to fill prescriptions, answer phones, and run the cash register. All this creates multiple instances during which errors can occur.
Do not take the mechanics of your prescription transactions for granted and don’t assume nothing can go wrong. You can help ensure a medication error does not happen to you by knowing your medication and checking the label and actual pill. Medications have specified marks on them, such as the drug name, number, code and this identification is also noted on the prescription bottle. Additionally, make sure your doctor knows what other medications you are taking, and any allergies you may have. Ask him/her to write down “clearly and legible” what he/she is prescribing, the dosage, and any other important information. Share all this information with the pharmacist. Pharmacists receive much more information about prescription drugs than a doctor. Double check what you receive.
The best option if you have been a victim of a medication error is to contact an experienced attorney who can fully investigate your claim and determine if you have been the victim of pharmacy negligence. While waiting for the settlement of your case, you may go through an emotionally and financially difficult time. This is when lawsuit funding can be a powerful tool.
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