Our Pharmacy Misfill Attorneys in Maryland have been following the recent news of a dangerous medication mistake made by a Walgreen’s pharmacy, where a child was given heart medication instead of an antiviral drug to treat the H1N1 flu virus. When Wilma O’Neill picked up the prescription for her daughter…
The FDA has recently published a patient safety alert, reporting medication dosage errors associated with Tamiflu, (for oral suspension), the top doctor prescribed anti-viral flu medication, administered to both adults and children. Our Maryland Pharmacy Misfill Injury Attorneys have been following this prescriber and pharmacy alert report, and how it…
In the ongoing topic of medical error and injuries that our Maryland Medication Mistake Lawyers covered earlier this week in a previous blog, the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCCMERP) recommends that in order to help prevent medical error injury and death every year, it is…
As Maryland Medication Error Injury Attorneys, we have recently read data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stating that in the United States, 1.3 million people are injured by medication errors every year, with at least one death reported every day. According to the National Coordinating Council for…
In a post from earlier this year, our attorneys at Lebowitz & Mzhen Personal Injury Lawyers discussed how computerized health records would help Maryland pharmacists and doctors to eliminate Maryland medication mistakes. According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, on how to digitize the health-care industry, Veterans…
A recent American Pharmacists Association (APhA) survey, that our Maryland Pharmacy Error Injury Attorneys have been following, revealed that 1.5 million people are injured by medication-related errors every year. The APhA commissioned the consumer survey, led by Harris Interactive, to investigate how consumers interact with their pharmacists, and how building…
As Maryland Medication Mistake Attorneys, we have been following a recent article from Cardiology Today, revealing that cardiac medication mistakes are reported most commonly with infants—in community hospitals, university hospitals, and pharmacies. The results of a study showed that diuretics and antihypertensive agents are the most commonly reported drugs that…
In a prior post from this week concerning pharmacy error injury, our Maryland Medication Error Attorneys at Lebowitz & Mzhen Personal Injury Lawyers discussed a recent study published by the Institute of Medication Practices (ISMP), and the ongoing problem with drug naming standards in extended release medications. In this study,…
As Maryland Medication Error Attorneys, we have been following a recent study published by the Institute of Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), about the lack of prescription drug naming standards in extended release medications that lead to pharmacy error injury. According to the study, although extended release drug formulations provide multiple…
Sometime ago, we posted an article on our Maryland truck accident blog that highlighted some of the steps accident victims should take if they are victims of a Maryland truck accident. Our Maryland pharmacy error attorneys have prepared a similar list to help our readers reduce their risk of injury…