If you said yes to any of the above, you may be entitled to recover economic and non-economic damages. Sadly, medication mistakes cause injuries to approximately 400,000 hospital patients and 800,000 residents in long term care facilities every year. Since so many people can be involved in patient’s care, identifying the negligent party or parties can be difficult. When deciding who you can sue for your injuries, your medication error lawyer will consider the following. Prescribing Doctors Doctors have duty to provide competent care, which includes prescribing the correct medication, dosage, and instructions. If doctor prescribes the wrong medication or fails to consider patient’s allergies, other medical conditions, or other medications, the physician may be held liable for the resulting
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