Medication Errors

Medication errors, also referred to as Adverse drug events (ADE), are one of the 3 most common types of medical malpractice claims in the United States. Medication errors are made up of numerous drug-related medical mistakes. These can be adverse drug responses, allergic reactions, and overdoses. Harmful medications can also cause injury but these are different types of claims. They are typically mass tort cases where the drug company is sued vs. a doctor, physician, hospital or healthcare organization who is liable for a dosage error, giving the wrong meds or administering the medication via the wrong route. Medication errors and dangerous drugs such as Zantac, can cause serious injury, illness and death to thousands of unsuspecting African American patients annually. Drug administration and dosage mistakes account for approximately 1 in 3 of all hospital errors. If you have suffered this kind of hospital negligence, of any type contact our black injury attorneys handling medication mistake claims across the country.

Wrongful Death Due To Medication Errors

In some instances of medication mistakes the errors are fatal. Doctors, pharmacists, and nurses are all responsible for ensuring that their patients receive the right medications, in the correct dosage and via the correct administration route. When they fail to do so, they may be guilty of negligence and even medical malpractice. Medication errors can occur at any time and in a variety of patient care settings. These can include your home, in your doctor’s office, in the hospital, at the pharmacy or in a nursing home. In fact, adverse drug events in outpatient settings send roughly 1 million African Americans to the emergency room each year.

If you, or a loved one, have been seriously injured because of a medication error, do not wait to reach out to our African American medical negligence attorneys by clicking here.

No matter what state your medical negligence occurred in our team of African American lawyers can help as they serve all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington D.C. including: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida,Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington D.C., West Virginia, Wyoming & Wisconsin.