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Medication Error and Medical Malpractice

Medication Error Attorney Our law firm represents victims of medication errors throughout the United States.

Our attorneys have been interviewed by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Lawyers USA and other publications. In recognition of their accomplishments, our attorneys have been named "Super Lawyers" by Law & Politics and attorney Fred Pritzker is listed in The Best Lawyers in America. If you have been injured or a family member has been injured or died as a result of a medication error, contact a lawyer at Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. for a free consultation. You may call 1-888-377-8900 (toll-free), e-mail attorney Fred Pritzker, or submit the firm's free case review form.

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Amputation Malpractice

The amount of compensation in an amputation malpractice case depends on the facts of the case, including the age, occupation and lifestyle of the amputation victim. An amputation lawyer at Pritzker Olsen can discuss an amputation lawsuit with you in more detail. Read more about amputation malpractice.

Propoxyphene Overdose Lawsuit

There have been numerous cases of accidental overdose with propoxyphene products either alone or in combination with other CNS depressants, including alcohol. Fatalities within the first hour of overdosage are not uncommon. Read about a propoxyphene overdose lawsuit for medical malpractice, a Darvocet lawsuit and a Darvon lawsuit.

Visicol and OsmoPrep - Malpractice Lawsuit

In December 2008, the FDA alerted health professionals to the potential risk of kidney failure associated with use of Visicol and OsmoPrep prior to a colonoscopy. Read about a Visicol malpractice lawsuit and an OsmoPrep malpractice lawsuit.

Pharmacy Error

Pharmacy Malpractice - Wrong Prescription
We represent people who were given the wrong prescription by a pharmacy. These cases involve the pharmacy giving the patient a different medication than the one prescribed or a different dose than that prescribed.

Pharmacy Error Questionnaire
Our lawyers have provided a pharmacy error questionnaire for you to use.

Compounding Pharmacy Error Settlement

We have recently settled a wrongful death case involving a compounded medication that was 10-times stronger than the prescription called for. The medication was compounded by a compounding pharmacy which was not subject to regulation by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and do not have to comply with the very strict statutes and regulations governing the development, formulation and testing of prescription drugs. Read about the compounding pharmacy error settlement.

Pharmacist Malpractice

A pharmacist has a degree and holds himself or herself out as having the training and ability to accurately fill prescriptions. Pharmacists are, therefore, held to a high duty of care (standard of care) that requires absolute accuracy in order processing. Read more about pharmacist malpractice.

Hydromorphone Recall

ETHEX Corporation has recalled a single production lot of Hydromorphone HCl 2 mg tablets (Lot #90219, Exp: 03/2010; NDC #58177-0620-04), as a precaution, due to the possibility it may contain oversized tablets. Read about the Hydromorphone recall.

KV Pharmaceutical Suspends Shipment of Tablets

KV Pharmaceutical has advised the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that, effective midnight Dec. 19, 2008, the company voluntarily suspended shipments of all FDA-approved drug products in tablet form. Read about a KV Pharmaceutical lawsuit and the suspention of Benazepril, Buspirone, Dextrophetamine, Doxazosin, Isosorbide, Metoprolol, Morphine Sulfate, Ondansetron, Oxycodone, Potassium Chloride, and Propafenone.

CVS Pharmacy Lawsuit for Wrong Dose or Wrong Prescription

Pharmacies and pharmacists owe patients a duty of care. When that duty is breached and that breach causes harm to the patient, a pharmacy is liable for damages, meaning the pharmacy and pharmacist have to compensate the patient and/or the patient’s family for the resulting injuries or death. Read about a CVS Pharmacy lawsuit.

Medication Error: Heparin Overdose a Known Risk

Hospitals are still making medication errors regarding Heparin. In November 2007, three infants were reportedly the victims of a medical error involving an overdose of Heparin while at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in California. In 2006, three infants died after the same mistake was made in an Indiana hospital. The 2006 heparin deaths prompted the FDA to notify health professionals of the potential for life-threatening medication errors involving two similar-looking Heparin products (see photo).

Medication Errors: Drug Labels Used for Clinical Trials

The way drug manufacturers label drugs used for clinical trials (“investigational drugs”) can lead to medication errors. Read about drug labels and medical errors during clinical trials.

Medication Errors: Drug Names Used for Drug Trials

The way drug manufacturers identify drugs used for drug trials (“investigational drugs”) can lead to medication errors. Read about drug identification and mediction errors during clinical trials.

Medication Error: Insulin-Heparin Mix-up

Insulin-heparin mix-ups have been reported in U.S. hospitals. What happens is nurses grab a vial of insulin thinking it is heparin and add it to an I.V. solution. As reported in the November issue of Nursing, in at least 2 cases infants died after receiving insulin mistakenly added to parenteral nutrition (PN) infusions. Read more about insulin-heparin medication errors.

Medication Error during Hospital Admittance Results in Medication Overdose and Lithium Carbonate Toxicity

Medication error cases often involve errors during admittance to a hospital that lead to the administration of dangerous, sometimes fatal, doses of medication. In a recent case, a 10-year-old patient at Memorial Hermann Baptist Behavioral Health Center in Texas was given twice the recommended dosage of lithium carbonate. The medication error allegedly began with an admitting nurse incorrectly reporting the amount the patient had been prescribed and continued with doctors and other hospital personnel not catching the mistake. The young boy quickly suffered serious, permanent injury due to lithium carbonate overdose. Learn more about possible claims in a medication error lawsuit involving hospital admittance.

Medication Error Lawsuits: Common Medication Errors

Possible medication errors include administering the wrong dose, prescribing the wrong medication, and other mistakes. Learn more about common medication errors.

Walgreens Precription Error Lawsuits

A jury found that a Walgreens pharmacist gave a patient blood-thinner medication 10 times stronger than her doctor had prescribed. Jurors concluded the error caused the 42-year-old patient to suffer a serious stroke. Read more information on Walgreens prescription error and a Walgreens lawsuit.

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Medical Malpractice Topics

Pharmacy Error Settlement

Our law firm recently negotiated a settlement for the family of a woman who was given ten times the prescribed dose of cochicine.

Amputation Malpractice

If a medical error has resulted in the amputation of an arm, hand, finger, leg, foot or toe, you may have grounds for an amputation malpractice lawsui...

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 bab...

Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death

If you have lost a loved one to medical malpractice, you are not alone. 200,000 people in the U...

Rose Medical Hepatitis Outbreak and Victim Compensation

At least 11 cases of hepatitis C have been linked to a former employee of HealthOne Rose Medical Center in Denver, Colorado. The employee, Kristen Dia...

Cardiac Lead Extraction Malpractice

PritzkerOlsen, P.A. is actively investigating possible claims of medical malpractice in the surgical removal of leads for implantable cardiac devices ...

Morphine Overdose: Nurse Malpractice Gives Baby Wrong Dose of Morphine

A baby at Boston Medical Center was administered the wrong dose of morphine and became ill, according to the B...

Pain Medication Overdose and Other Medication Errors at Children's Hospitals - Medical Malpractice

A recent study published in Pediatrics reviewed 960 randomly selected charts from 12 children's hospitals. The study found 107 unique adverse drug eve...

$950,000 Recovery for Failure to Diagnose Septic Arthritis

Attorneys Fred Pritzker and Elliot Olsen recently secured a $950,000 recovery on behalf of a young man who developed septic arthritis eight days following knee surgery.

Heart Lead Extraction Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

Pritzker | Olsen attorneys are representing patients and their families nationwide in product liability and medical malpractice cases involving defective Medtronic Sprint Fideles defibrillator leads. Several patients have died during surgery to remove the defective Medtronic lead.

Dental Malpractice: Oral Surgery and Burn Injuries

The FDA has recently stated that poorly-maintained dental equipment has resulted in severe burns. These cases could involve both dental malpractice and product liability claims.

Hospital Malpractice Lawsuits

Hospital malpractice includes any type of medical negligence that occurs in a hospital setting, including errors by doctors, nurses, technicians and other hospital staff.

Neurosurgery Errors

Surgical errors are common and can lead to serious injury or death. In an article in the medical journal Neurosurgery that reported on a study of 1108 elective neurosurgical procedures, a neurosurgeon recorded 2684 errors in 87.1% of the cases. 22.6% of the errors were considered major. 78.5% of the errors were deemed preventable.

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