Manassas, VA Medication Error Attorney
Residents of Manassas, VA rely on local hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies to provide safe and accurate medical care. Medication errors—such as incorrect dosages, prescription mix-ups, or harmful drug interactions—can occur and lead to serious health complications. These mistakes can have lasting physical, emotional, and financial impacts on patients and their families.
A medication error attorney serving Manassas can help victims and their loved ones pursue accountability and compensation. By carefully reviewing medical records, consulting with healthcare experts, and pursuing claims against negligent providers, an attorney works to ensure that those responsible are held liable while helping families obtain the financial support needed for recovery and ongoing care.
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Estimates from the Institute of Medicine indicate that at least 1.5 million Americans are killed, injured or made ill because of errors in prescribing or dispensing medications. Under applicable standards of care, nurses and doctors are required to keep accurate records of the medications that are ordered and dispensed to patients. If you’re in need of a Manassas, VA Medication Error Attorney, make sure to call us today.
Examples of medication errors include the following:
- A nurse fails to provide a medication ordered by the Doctor
- A nurse administers a medication that is different from the one ordered by your doctor
- A nurse administers the wrong dosage of a medication
- A doctor or nurse practitioner prescribes a medication despite a known allergy
- A doctor or nurse practitioner prescribes a medication that is contraindicated by ant
- A health care provider fails to timely recognize adverse side effects from a medication, which would prompt the medications immediate cessation and treatment
- A pharmacy misfills the prescription by either providing the wrong medication or provides inaccurate dosage instructions
- A doctor treating a nursing home patients uses medications as chemical restraints or to fails to seek medication reductions to maximize a patient’s mental health.
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If you or a loved one was injured due to a medical mistake, contact The Law Office of Jeffrey J. Downey, P.C., to discuss your case.
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