Unfortunately doctors and chemists are not as infallible as we would all like them to be.
Each year more than 40,000 medication errors, including incorrect prescriptions are made in the NHS. Approximately 50% of these errors will cause moderate to severe harm to patients.
A momentary lack of attention by a health professional can mean that a patient receives the wrong type or wrong strength medication, sometimes with devastating results.
It is important that extra care and attention is paid when prescribing drugs to children. The simplest of errors such as prescribing adult dose of medication to a child can have devastating consequences.
It is unfortunately often the case that doctors sometimes prescribe medication repeatedly for many years without considering whether a repeat prescription is actually suitable for the patient. This can sometimes lead to physical injury from chronic overdose or addiction to certain medications.
Mostly these errors are picked up by the patient or their carer but often patients will not question why their medication has changed despite recognising a difference in their prescription.
Hugh James’s medical negligence specialists comprise an experienced team, dedicated to helping victims of all types of medical negligence, also known as clinical negligence.
We understand the special relationship that you may have with your doctor or chemist, and any reluctance you might feel in reporting medical negligence.
If you believe that you have suffered harm as a result of any prescription by a doctor or drugs dispensed by a chemist then you may have a potential medical negligence claim.
Dispensing errors can be made by Chemists who could dispense the wrong drug. This could lead to the patient not receiving the correct treatment for their condition which may then get worse or they could receive a drug to which they have an adverse reaction.
If you have taken an overdose of a particular drug or the wrong drug due to prescription or dispensing mistakes, which has had a detrimental effect on your health, contact our specialist medical negligence team.
Whatever your injury, Hugh James have the commitment, resources, expertise, experience and standing to get the result you want – and to make the process of pursuing medical negligence compensation claims as easy as possible for you.