Medication and Pharmaceutical Errors

San Diego Medical Malpractice Lawyer 

In this day and age, more and more people rely on pharmaceutical drugs to help with all sorts of physical and emotional ailments and issues. However, as the number of people that use pharmaceutical drugs increases, so do errors made by pharmacists and pharmacy techs. Many of these errors involve the inadvertent mixing of different pharmaceutical drugs which then cause dangerous physical reactions. In addition, these errors can be caused when a drug other than the one prescribed by the health care professional is provided or the drug’s dosage is incorrect. Pharmacists must also warn patients of certain dangers of taking the medication. These errors often cause life-threatening reactions and can be extremely serious.

In addition to pharmaceutical errors being caused by negligence, they can also be caused by tired and overworked pharmacists who must work harder because of the recent increase in demand for pharmaceutical drugs. California law proscribes certain restrictions on the actual time that a pharmacist may work without minimum breaks. However, many pharmacies and drug stores work their employees longer than the prescribed maximum time in an effort to cut costs. These cost-cutting measures can be dangerous to the consumer.

Pharmacists must follow certain minimum practice requirements as indicated by the local standard of care. If a pharmacist deviates from the prescribed standard of care, he or she can then be potentially liable for professional negligence and for all damages incurred as a result of the negligence. In many cases, an expert witness must be retained to testify regarding the standard of care and any deviations that may have occurred. This retention of medical and pharmaceutical experts can be extremely expensive. Because of this fact, it is important to choose an attorney with the resources and experience to handle professional negligence litigations.

The pharmacists and drug stores that cause deadly prescription drug errors must be held accountable so that the errors do not occur again. Attorney Andrew MacLaren Stewart has dedicated his career to holding these companies and individuals accountable for the damage they inflict as a result of negligence.

Contact the Law Offices of Andrew MacLaren Stewart for a free attorney case evaluation today. Call 866.461.0252 or 619.618.2915.