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Wrong Medication Lawsuit: Prostin E2

A nurse at a Florida hospital gave a pregnant woman on bed rest the wrong medication. Instead of giving her medication to prevent delivery of the baby, they gave her Prostin E2, a medication used to expel uterine contents after a miscarriage and to induce labor.

The woman gave birth at less than 6 months gestation to a little girl who suffered severe brain damage.

The parents now have medical bills over 3.5 million dollars.

This family should be compensated, and a lawsuit has been filed against the hospital and others.
“I am a medical malpractice lawyer, but I am also a safety advocate. This case highlights the need for hospitals to take more measures to ensure that medication errors do not happen, not ever,” stated Attorney Fred Pritzker. “Every medication error case we have handled could have been easily prevented.”

“As the country is debating the need for health care reform, we need to insist on hospitals using technology from the time a prescription is written until it is administered to a patient to prevent misunderstanding. Also, nurses, pharmacists, and other medical professionals administering medications need to be adequately trained to check and double check to make sure the correct dose of the correct medication is being admininistered,” continued Pritzker.


Attorney Fred Pritzker has recovered millions for medical malpractice victims. He has appeared on the CBS News and on Fox’s “Geraldo Live.” He has also been interviewed by The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Lawyers USA and others.
Mr. Pritzker is listed in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America. To contact Attorney Fred Pritzker, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submit our online form for a free consultation.

Posted September 2009.

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Pritzker Olsen attorneys have appeared on national television and have been quoted by national publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press and Lawyers USA. Attorneys Fred Pritzker, Elliot Olsen and Eric Hageman have been named "Super Lawyers" by Law and Politics magazine (2008 and previous years). Attorney Fred Pritzker is also listed in the current edition (2008) of The Best Lawyers in America. To contact Pritzker Olsen Attorneys, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submit the firm's free consultation form.

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