Each year, pharmaceutical errors harm numerous patients because the incorrect dosage or drug is given. Many prescription drugs have similar sounding or similar looking names, which can lead to errors when those prescriptions are being filled.
The Journal of Pain recently published a study in which researchers at Albany Medical Center in New York reviewed 714,290 orders for prescription painkillers in hospitals. They found that of those prescription orders, 2,044 errors were made, which included 449 potentially serious errors.
In addition, the research team found that errors occurred more often when pain medication was being prescribed for children, with 243 errors occurring in roughly 41,000 orders.
To reduce prescription errors, the researchers suggest computerizing order entries in hospitals, having pharmacists and hospital staff review each order, and reducing the number of similar prescription drugs.
Although many prescription errors do not result in long-term harm, some mistakes can cause serious injury or death. If you or a loved one has been harmed as a result of a pharmaceutical error, please contact our medical malpractice lawyers to discuss your legal rights. Our medical malpractice attorneys have been helping clients with Queens prescription error, Bronx prescription error, Brooklyn prescription error, Manhattan prescription error and Long Island prescription error matters for 30 years. Call us today do discuss your possibly case and have all of your questions answered.
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