In a recent blog, our Baltimore County pharmacy misfill attorneys discussed the prevalence of medication error cases resulting from the incorrect administration of the strong pain relieving medication Fentanyl, also called Duragesic—that if used erroneously can lead to a drug overdose and even wrongful death. According to a recent article…
In recent news that our Washington D.C. pharmacy error attorneys have been following, a nursing home was fined $12,000 last month, after a pharmacy misfill caused a nursing home resident to receive the incorrect medication for 18 days, leading to her wrongful death. The Auburn Citizen reports that according to…
In a recent blog, our pharmacy misfill error injury attorneys in Baltimore, Maryland discussed the importance of medication therapy management (MTM) check-ups with a pharmacist, to avoid medication error, pharmacy misfill, and potentially dangerous drug mix-ups that can lead to patient injury or even wrongful death. The goal of an…
Last year, our Baltimore medication error attorneys reported on two cases involving alleged overdoses of the powerful pain medication Fentanyl—one blog discussed a wrongful death lawsuit, where an 68-year-old died after allegedly receiving an incorrect dosage of the potent pain killer, and another blog discussed an overdose of duragesic pain…
According to the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), medication-related events are a massive problem to this country’s public health and well being. As our Baltimore medication error injury attorneys have reported in a related blog, according to the APhA, 1.5 million people are injured by medication errors every year, that cost…
In recent news that our Baltimore pharmacy error attorneys have been following, a nine-year-old child in Las Vegas reportedly received an accidental pharmacy misfill at a local CVS Pharmacy, after his hyperactivity medication was filled with methadone, a drug frequently used to treat withdrawal and dependence problems with people who…
In recent news that our Washington D.C. nursing home attorneys have been following, a medication error lawsuit has been filed against a local hospital in Salt Lake City, after a patient died from receiving an alleged overdose of a potent pain medication. According to Deseret News, Clarence Burton was admitted…
Our Washington D.C. pharmacy error injury attorneys have been following the recent announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare company, has agreed to pay the government $750 million in an effort to settle criminal and civil charges alleging that the company…
According to a study that our Baltimore, Maryland attorneys reported on in a recent blog, thirty-five Maryland hospitals increased their median safety over the past ten years, reducing medication error and patient injury with new technology. In Maryland’s Peninsula Regional Medical Center, the hospital is reportedly improving the tracking of…
A recent study, published in the medical journal, Quality & Safety in Health Care, reportedly found that thirty-five Maryland hospitals showed notable improvements in the safe delivery and administration of drugs to patients in hospitals. The study was performed on behalf of the Maryland Patient Safety Center, whose aim is…