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Prescription Error:
Attorney and Lawyer for Prescription Error Lawsuit

Recent Prescription Error Settlement
Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. has recently settled a wrongful death case where we alleged that the pharmacy compounded a drug to be 10 times the prescribed dose. Contact us regarding prescription error lawsuits.

Precription Error Attorney with National Reputation

Minnesota Super Lawyer Logo Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. attorneys Fred Pritzker, Elliot Olsen and Eric Hageman have been named "Super Lawyers" by Law & Politics. According to the editors, the objective of the Super Lawyers selection process is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource to assist people in the search for legal counsel.

Attorney Fred Pritzker is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, a list of the top attorneys in the United States as decided by an intensive peer-review survey. Members are not asked to pay a membership fee, assuring that those who are chosen are picked for their skill, not their finances.

Attorney Fred Pritzker is a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Members of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum must have attained a verdict or settlement of one million dollars or more. Fred has recovered millions for injuries and death resulting from prescription errors.

Precription Error News and Topics

Compounding Pharmacy Error Settlement

We have recently settled a prescription error wrongful death case involving a compounded medication that was 10-times stronger than the prescribed dose. Read about the compounding pharmacy error settlement.

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.

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.

Pharmacist Malpractice for Prescription Error

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.

Precription Error Involving Drug Labels Used for Clinical Trials

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

Prescription Error Involving Drug Names Used for Drug Trials

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

Prescription Error during Hospital Admittance

Medication error cases often involve errors during admittance to a hospital that lead to the administration of dangerous, sometimes fatal, doses of medication. Learn more about possible claims in a prescription error lawsuit involving hospital admittance.

Prescription Error Lawsuits: Common Prescription Errors

Possible prescription errors include wrong dose, wrong prescription, and other mistakes. Learn more about common prescription errors.

Contact a Precription Error Attorney

To contact our law firm for a free consultation about a prescription error lawsuit, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll-free), email our lawyers or submit our online case evaluation form.

We have a proven track record with prescription error cases and the resources needed to get you the compensation you deserve. Our attorneys have gained a national reputation and have been interviewed by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Lawyers USA and other publications.

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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.

$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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