Jacksonville Medication Error Lawyers

Medication errors are a common part of the general field of medical malpractice. Our American healthcare system relies heavily on medications, and this leads to a variety of problems with medication errors that result in improper dosages. These mistakes can have many negative effects on patients. Many medications have significant side effects. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration or (FDA), which passes medications to the national marketplace, provides disclaimers on major side effects that were discovered in clinical trials, but the fact is that many medications, if improperly administered, can intensify existing conditions in patients or produce new ones. That is why medical staff members have to look very carefully at medication errors to eliminate this kind of liability and keep patients safe under their care.

Some medication errors are relatively minor. All kinds of medical facilities, including nursing homes and residential homes for the disabled, generally provide specific training for new staff on how to administer medications. When medication errors occur, they are documented, and staff may re-train to ensure that the problem will not happen again. However, when a medication error causes a drastic change in a patient's health, the event may become part of a medical malpractice claim.

Some medication errors are more likely to result in medical malpractice claims. One kind of medication error with severe consequences involves the use of high-impact painkillers for patients with potentially terminal disease, elderly patients or others with significant amounts of chronic pain. Medical experts report on how the line between therapeutic painkiller distribution and dangerous anesthesia effects can easily become blurred, sometimes resulting in lethal doses of painkillers that were not intended to harm the patient.

National advocacy groups estimate that many thousands of Americans are harmed each year due to medication errors. The Jacksonville medication error attorneys at Farah and Farah can help clients understand whether they have been part of a medication error event that constitutes medical malpractice. Anyone with questions about proving medical malpractice through documentation or other means can contact our office today for a consultation of their situation.