Litchfield Prescription Error Lawyer

Prescription medication can be given to patients at nearly any stage of care. Hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities provide medication to patients. Doctors, nurse practitioners, and psychiatrists prescribe medications. Nurses administer prescriptions. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians fill prescriptions. Anyone at any of these stages could make a mistake that causes severe injury or harm to a patient. 

If a healthcare provider, pharmacist, or medical facility made a prescription error that caused you harm, you deserve a Litchfield prescription error lawyer who will advocate for your right to recover compensation. The medical malpractice attorneys at D’Amico & Pettinicchi, LLC, have over a century of combined experience fighting for our clients’ best interests. 

Common Prescription Errors

The wide range of healthcare services that involve prescription medications means there are numerous chances for mistakes to be made. Despite this, there are some common prescription errors that harm patients in Litchfield. 

In the context of a pharmacy’s duties and responsibilities, a prescription error is defined as a clinical act or omission when dispensing a drug that leads to or could be expected to lead to patient injury or death. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians may make prescription errors by:

• Failing to identify potentially harmful drug interactions
• Mixing up prescriptions 
• Misreading hand-written prescriptions
• Filling the wrong dosage
• Providing the wrong medication
• Failing to include necessary warnings on the bottle

The most common prescription errors made by nurses, doctors, and other medical staff include:

• Making typos in a patient’s chart
• Failing to check medical history
• Administering the incorrect medication
• Administering the wrong form of medication
• Prescribing the wrong dosage of medication
• Ignoring medication warnings in the patient’s e-chart

Prescription errors are preventable mistakes that can lead to worsening conditions, dangerous complications, and, in some cases, death. If you or a loved one have been injured by a medical professional’s prescription error, contact the Litchfield attorneys at D’Amico & Pettinicchi, LLC. 

Reporting Prescription Errors in Connecticut

The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection investigates prescription errors, and a complaint can be submitted if one of the following errors occurred:

• The wrong medication was given to a patient
• The medication’s strength did not match the prescribed strength
• The wrong quantity was filled
• The prescription had the wrong patient’s name
• Incorrect directions were included on the bottle
• Expired medication was given to a patient
• The patient received someone else’s medication

Not only can reporting the error potentially prevent similar mistakes from happening to other patients in the future, but it can also be helpful to your Litchfield prescription error claim. 

Contact a Litchfield Prescription Error Attorney

At D’Amico & Pettinicchi, LLC, our legal team provides tireless advocacy and skilled representation to clients experiencing devastating prescription error injuries. Physical and psychological recovery often relies on financial recovery, which is why we fight for maximum compensation.  

If your doctor, pharmacist, nurse, or other medical professional made a prescription error that caused you injury or harm, contact a Litchfield prescription error lawyer to discuss your options. It’s important that you act quickly because you only have a limited amount of time to file a medical malpractice lawsuit. We offer free virtual and in-person consultations, so there’s no risk to speaking with us.