Medication Mistakes

Medication errors are alarmingly common, affecting an estimated 1.5 million Americans each year and causing thousands of preventable deaths. These aren't just minor mix-ups—they're serious medical errors that can cause organ damage, life-threatening reactions, and permanent disabilities. If you've suffered unexpected side effects, been hospitalized due to a medication reaction, or experienced worsening of your condition despite treatment, you may be the victim of a preventable medication error.

The complexity of modern medicine has created numerous opportunities for medication mistakes at every stage of treatment. From doctors who fail to check for drug interactions to pharmacists who dispense the wrong medications, these errors represent some of the most common and preventable forms of medical malpractice.

Healthcare providers with prescriptive authority, including nurse practitioners, can cause serious medication errors when practicing beyond their scope or failing to coordinate care with other providers. The expansion of prescriptive authority without adequate oversight has led to increased medication errors in primary care settings.

Dental practices also involve prescription medications that can cause adverse reactions when providers fail to screen for allergies, drug interactions, or medical conditions that contraindicate certain medications. Wrong medications often stem from misdiagnosis situations where healthcare providers fail to correctly identify medical conditions, leading to inappropriate treatment with potentially dangerous drugs.

Our legal team works with pharmacology experts, clinical pharmacists, and medical professionals to investigate medication errors and prove that different treatment decisions could have prevented your injuries. The Institute of Medicine's landmark study revealed that medication errors cause more deaths annually than workplace injuries, and the problem is getting worse as medications become more complex and powerful.