Minnesota Pharmaceutical Error: Incorrect Dosage
Pharmacy Error
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Prescription drugs save countless lives every year. Unfortunately, prescription drug misuse and errors contribute to 1.5 million injuries every year. One of the more common prescription drug errors involves giving patients the wrong dose. Whether the dose a patient receives is too high or too low, the consequences can be severe.
Reasons for Dosage Errors
A dosage error can occur when a pharmacist misunderstands the dosage that a customer should receive, or when a pharmacist mistakenly gives a customer pills of the wrong strength. Commonly cited reasons for these errors include:
- The difficulty of reading handwritten prescriptions
- Overworked or distracted pharmacists
- Different pills that strongly resemble each other
- Typing errors
Pharmacists should not be allowed to hide behind these excuses. They should have to take responsibility for their mistakes.
Consequences of Dosage Errors
Any kind of dosage error can take a toll on a patient’s health. The consequences will vary depending on the drug and the patient, but some of the more dangerous problems that can be caused by drug labeling errors include:
- Progression of the initial condition (if under-dosed)
- Blood clots
- Seizures
- Severe psychological reactions
- Accidental death
Minnesota Incorrect Dosage Attorney
Anyone who has been injured by a pharmacy error may have grounds for a lawsuit. To learn more about winning compensation from negligent medical workers, contact Minnesota pharmacy error attorneys of TSR Injury Law, at 612-362-0000 or submit our contact form.
