Medication errors—wrong drug, wrong dose, dangerous interactions—can be devastating. If a pharmacy or medical professional's mistake hurt you, understand your rights here.
Expert information to help you understand your rights and options
Medication errors kill thousands of Americans annually through wrong drugs, wrong doses, and dangerous interactions. This guide explains how to identify negligent errors, who can be held liable, and what compensation victims and families can recover.
Prescribing medications that dangerously interact causes preventable hospitalizations and deaths. Learn how drug interaction errors occur, what systems should catch them, and how patients harmed by contraindicated prescriptions can pursue malpractice claims.
Wrong dosages—whether 10x overdoses or ineffective underdoses—cause serious patient harm. Understand how dosage errors occur in prescribing and administration, what injuries commonly result, and how to pursue claims against negligent healthcare providers.
Receiving the wrong medication—due to similar drug names, pharmacy errors, or nursing mistakes—can cause severe reactions and death. Learn how wrong medication errors happen, how hospitals and pharmacies share liability, and what damages victims recover.
Pharmacists have independent duties to verify prescriptions, check interactions, and dispense correctly. When pharmacies fail these duties, patients can sue directly. Learn what constitutes pharmacy negligence and how claims against pharmacies work.