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Common Pharmaceutical Errors

Pharmacists are responsible for providing you with the medication that you need to treat or manage an illness. However, pharmacists are not infallible, and they rely on good information from doctors as well as safe drugs from pharmaceutical companies in order to give you the help you need. If any mistakes are made at any of these steps—manufacturing, prescribing, or administering—it can have dangerous consequences.

Many times, pharmaceutical errors go unnoticed. However, when something truly goes wrong, the results can be devastating. If you have suffered due to a pharmaceutical error, you should contact a tenacious Baltimore medical malpractice attorney from Belsky, Weinberg & Horowitz, LLC, today at 800-890-2388.

Causes of Pharmaceutical Mistakes

Often, pharmacists cite illegible doctors’ handwriting as the cause of prescription errors. Additionally, things like being fatigued and overworked can also contribute to mistakes. Frustratingly, many medications either look alike or have similar names, which can lead to dispensing errors.

Types of Errors

There are several different types of pharmacy errors that can harm you or those you love. These mistakes include:

Incorrect prescription
Incorrect dosage
Failure to warn of side effects or complications
Failure to inform of drug interactions
Mislabeling

Due to the potent nature of some drugs, potential side effects can include heart attacks, stroke, and neurological damage. If you have suffered due to a pharmacy mistake, you should talk to a lawyer today.

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Pharmacists can help you get the medicine you need when you are ill, but they can also make dangerous mistakes that may make you sicker than before. If you are a victim of a pharmaceutical error, you should fight back against this harmful negligence. To discuss your case, contact an experienced Baltimore medical malpractice lawyer from Belsky, Weinberg & Horowitz, LLC, at 800-890-2388 today.

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