Helping Patients Recover For Harm Caused by Drug Mistakes in Hospitals
Most hospitals have adequate procedures in place to protect patients from injuries caused by medication errors. However, doctors, nurses and hospital pharmacists can still make mistakes prescribing or even dispensing drugs. When this happens, patients in the hospital can suffer serious medical complications or even die.
At the Law Office of Barry E. Lewin, we hold negligent hospitals, hospital pharmacists and other staff fully accountable for medication errors resulting in a serious personal injury or wrongful death. We work hard to secure the full and fair compensation that our clients need and deserve.
Have You or a Loved One Been Hurt Because of a Hospital Medication Error?
If so, contact us online or call us at 602-903-3083 to schedule a free initial consultation to discuss your hospital pharmacy or medication error case.
The Experienced You Need and The Personal Attention You Want
Our lawyers have the skill, knowledge and experience that can make a significant difference in medical malpractice and medication error cases. In fact, having worked as a defense lawyer for insurance companies earlier in his career, attorney Barry E. Lewin understands how to prepare and develop strong and compelling cases. No matter the situation, our firm is committed to providing each client with committed advocacy throughout the duration of their case.
Types of Medications Errors in Arizona Hospitals
Many hospital medication errors occur because the staff fails to follow their own policies and procedures. Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) cannot legally administer narcotics, but do so anyway. Sometimes, heart monitors, pulse oximeters and other machines and alarms are not put on patients taking blood thinners or other potentially dangerous medications. The list goes on and on.
Our attorneys confidently handle many types of hospital medication error cases, including those involving:
- Patient controlled anesthesia (PCA) machines: PCA machines are designed to give a hospital patient more convenient control over pain medication. However, when nurses don't properly monitor the amount of medication given, lockout periods are too short, or other mistakes are made, drugs can build up to dangerous levels.
- Nurse negligence: Hospitals are often understaffed and nurses overworked. When nurses give patients the wrong prescription, mix up IV medications, forget to give patients their drugs and make other supervision mistakes, the patient can suffer severe complications, dangerous drug interactions, and other permanent harm.
- Doctor negligence: Patients can overdose and stop breathing when doctors prescribe too much narcotic medication, such as Morphine, Demerol, Dilaudid, Percocet / OxyContin and Vicodin.
- Pharmacy prescription errors: Just as independent pharmacies can make medication errors, hospital pharmacies can also improperly fill prescriptions, commit a dosage error, and make other mistakes that place patients at risk of injury or death.
We know how to investigate these cases in order to determine who was responsible and what caused the error. Whether the mistake was due to a failure to check medication allergies or monitor existing medical conditions, we can help.
The lawyers and staff at our firm understand that dealing with the effects of hospital malpractice can be very difficult. That is why we take the time to really learn about you, what you have been through, and your goals for the future. We do this because we want to make certain that the results we seek are the ones that best meet your needs.
Free Initial Consultations
To learn more about what the Law Office of Barry E. Lewin can do for you, contact us online or call us at 602-903-3083 for your free initial consultation.
