Medication errors can occur in a variety of ways.  A doctor’s illegible handwriting may lead a nurse or a pharmacist to provide the wrong medication or the wrong dose.  A doctor may prescribe a medication without taking into account the patient’s entire medical history. An overworked pharmacy assistant may commit pharmacy malpractice by mistakenly giving a person another medication instead of the medication that is listed in his/her prescription.  A pharmaceutical company may package different doses of the same medication in similar packaging causing a healthcare provider to give the wrong dose.  All of these examples demonstrate how easily a medication error can be made if doctors, hospitals, nurses, pharmacists, and pharmaceutical companies act negligently or do not exercise proper caution.

Have You Suffered From A Medication Error?
If you answered “yes”, and you believe the error resulted from your doctor’s, hospitals,  pharmacist’s, or a pharmaceutical company’s negligence, you should seek counsel from a qualified personal injury attorney immediately.  If you suffered from a medication error, it is likely that you have had to deal with a vast array of complicated side effects and symptoms that have demanded ongoing medical treatment, which can become a burden over the course of time.  You should not have to worry about your financial well-being while you are trying to recover from a medication error!

In the state of Florida, the law allows for people who have been seriously injured due to negligence and medical errors to file a personal injury lawsuit to recover compensation for their pain and suffering, lost wages, lost future income, physical injuries, medical costs, and emotional trauma.  If you believe that your serious injuries resulted from another person’s negligence, you should seek immediate legal counsel from a qualified personal injury attorney who has handled prior medication error cases.

Tampa Medication/Drug Attorney
Make sure the personal injury attorney you hire has the experience to handle your case and the commitment to go to trial when it makes sense to try your case.  Scott Distasio is a Tampa personal injury lawyer with over 18 years of experience handling personal injury cases.  He has been representing injury and accident victims in the state of Florida throughout his legal carrier.  His mission is to provide his clients with exceptional legal services while obtaining the results they deserve.  He has tried personal injury cases in both the federal and state court systems in Florida.  For a more detailed description of his legal experience, click on the attorney profile above. 

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