Close

Articles Posted in medication error

Updated:

New York Medical Malpractice Lawyers Jeffrey Bloom and David Larkin obtain $3 Million Wrongful Death Settlement for Family of Man Overdosed with Narcotics by Hospital

Our NY Medical Malpractice attorneys Jeffrey Bloom and David Larkin settled a wrongful death case for $3 Million for the death of a man overdosed with narcotics Our client, a man in his fifties, walked into the emergency department of his local hospital with complaints of abdominal pain.  He was…

Updated:

New risks of medication errors as pharmacies change the way they dispense prescriptions

Dispensing errors occur when a pharmacy commits a medication error and patients receive a different drug, a different dosage or a different drug quantity than their doctor prescribed. Sometimes when the doctor prescribed several medications, the pharmacy might also miss one. While most patients realize when the pharmacy did not…

Updated:

What are the potential risks of using pain medicine during pregnancy?

To prescribe or recommend certain types of pain medicine to a pregnant woman can be medical malpractice that can result in miscarriage, birth defects or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The FDA looked at the most recent research studies published in the medical literature on this subject and found that…

Updated:

40% of individuals who suffered first-episode psychosis are not prescribed adequate medication treatment according to new study

Medication error in psychiatric practice can be medical malpractice. In a recent study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and funds from the Recovery Act, researchers found that patients between the age of 15 and 40 years old who suffered a first-episode psychosis were not prescribed a medication…

Updated:

Patient injury resulting from medication use or Adverse Drug Event (ADE) is the most common non surgical medical malpractice occuring in hospitals

Many adverse drug events are preventable and constitute Medical Malpractice. An adverse drug event occurs when a patient suffers injury resulting from medication use. Adverse drug events are the results of medication errors or of known side effects that may happen even if the medication is taken correctly. According to…

Contact Us