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Pharmacy Errors in Florida
Ten to 15 percent of all prescriptions filled in America contain errors according to some studies. How do we really know what is inside the bottle we pick up from our pharmacists?
March 28, 2010 /Pharmaceutical PR News/ -- Pharmacy Errors in Florida
More than 1 million people are injured each year by mistakes made at pharmacies across America, the Food and Drug Administration has stated. Ten to 15 percent of all prescriptions filled in America contain errors according to some studies. Faced with these sobering statistics, how do we really know what is inside the bottle we pick up from our pharmacists? Is it safe for consumers to blindly rely on their pharmacies and pharmacists to properly fill and dispense medications properly? Pharmacy errors are more common than you might think, and they can have disastrous consequences.
Pharmacy errors can include a patient being given the wrong medicine or an incorrect dosage. These mistakes happen all over the country at some of the largest national pharmacy chains, as well as at local independent pharmacies. There are numerous causes for pharmacy errors, including inadequate training of employees, overworked pharmacists, and faulty quality assurance programs.
Multiple news outlets recently covered the story of woman who died after a large national pharmacy chain wrongfully gave her ten times the dosage of a blood thinner she was prescribed by her physician. In that case, it was discovered that the error was made by a teenaged-pharmacy technician who had been working at a movie theater just weeks before the incident. In another situation, patients discovered three separate prescription errors committed at the same Boca Raton pharmacy within several months of one another. While these cases resulted in legal action, many pharmacy and prescription errors are not even reported, as many go unnoticed where the consumer does not sustain an injury.
Patients should pay careful attention to the medication they take and should ask their doctor and pharmacist about any discrepancies. Some pharmacy errors can be avoided if patients know what their pills look like. Resources such as drugs.com and Webmd can provide valuable information to consumers, but ultimately your doctor and pharmacist should be consulted with any questions. The more a patient knows about the medication he or she takes, the less likely it is that a pharmacy error will cause harm.
If you believe that you have been injured by a pharmacy error, it is important to contact an experienced attorney immediately. An experienced personal injury attorney can advise you of your options and help you claim any damages you might be owed as a result of any pharmacist's negligence.
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