Prescription Error Lawyers in Denver, Colorado

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Doctors and nurses are not the only medical professionals whose negligent or reckless acts can severely impact your health as a patient. Pharmacists who do not give enough attention to their job duties can inadvertently give you the wrong prescription.

This is not a mistake without consequence: patients who are given the wrong medication can experience serious and even fatal consequences. The patients who find themselves in this situation are not just deprived of the medicine they need to treat their conditions; the medication they are given, if consumed, may cause dangerous allergic reactions or reactions with other medication the patient is taking.

If you have been injured by the negligence of a pharmacist, call Zinda Law Group at (800) 863-5312 for a free consultation with our Denver prescription error injury lawyers.

Dangers of Receiving the Wrong Prescription

When your doctor prescribes you a certain drug or medication, the pharmacist’s primary duty is to fill the prescription accurately by giving you the same medication prescribed by your doctor in the quantity and dosage unit directed by your doctor. A pharmacist who is rushed, distracted, impaired by a lack of sleep, or under the influence of drugs or alcohol can fail to fill a doctor’s prescription accurately, which can lead to:

• Deprivation of necessary medications: Some medical conditions can quickly deteriorate if medications are not taken consistently as prescribed. A prescription error that results in the patient receiving the wrong medication altogether deprives the patient of the benefit of that medication, which in turn can lead to serious complications, a worsening of the underlying condition, or the patient’s death.
• Unpredictable results: When prescriptions are not given in the correct dosage unit, side effects may be worsened if the dosage unit is too high, or the medication may have no effect at all if the dosage unit is too low. Depending on the condition being treated, the side effects of too high a dosage may be worse than the underlying condition, and too little of the medication may be no different than if the patient was taking no medication at all.

The prescription drug error attorneys at Zinda Law Group are able to promptly investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding your prescription error claim. We will fight tirelessly to help you seek compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and any other losses and expenses you experienced as a result of the prescription error.