Drug or medication errors
Legal claims for compensation following a drug error are extremely common. More than 40,000 medication errors are made in the NHS each year. Half of these errors will cause moderate to severe harm to patients. A momentary lack of attention by a health professional can mean that a patient receives the wrong type or wrong strength medication, sometimes with devastating results.
Mostly these errors are picked up by the patient or their carer but often patients will not question why their medication has changed despite recognising a difference in their prescription.
Individual errors occur in GP practices, high street pharmacies, care homes and at hospital. Incorrect medication can lead to the patient’s underlying condition getting much worse and/or the creation of a new illness. In extreme cases the patient is given a repeat prescription for the wrong medication and the situation can persist for weeks or even months.
Our lawyers have experience of legal claims following:
- Incorrect medication due to spelling error
- Warfarin/heparin dose errors leading to pulmonary embolism / death
- Incorrect strength/doses of medicine
- Drugs administered intravenously instead of intramuscularly
- Incorrect labels
- Mistaken identity
- Computer error
If you wish to discuss a claim at no obligation or cost please call 0870 143 0970. Our team operates from offices across the country and can offer immediate and accessible representation across the UK.
