Prescription errors are occasionally seen by a no win no fee solicitor Burnley. They include from accidents
involving administering the wrong drug, providing the wrong dosage, or failing
to monitor a prescription in an unacceptable way, and can cause patients'
conditions to worsen, can lead to overdoses, or cause significant adverse
effects.
Research from the General Medical Council suggested that one in 20
prescriptions contains some form of error, with 4% of these errors described as
'severe', 54% moderate and 42% minor. Overall, a total of 1 prescription item
in every 550 led to a severe error.
This means that one in eight patients has experienced some form of
prescription error, with this rising to around two-fifths of all patients over
the age of 75. When people suffer an injury after a prescription error that
resulted from a doctor's negligence, they may be able to make a compensation
claim with personal injury
solicitors Burnley.
What kind of prescription errors does a no-win no
fee solicitor Burnley see?
The study revealed that 18% of all these mistakes related to the dose or strength
of a drug, 30% involved failure to include all relevant details on the
prescription, and 11% related to the timing of doses.
Some medicines were more likely to lead to prescription errors than others.
People with skin disorders, eye disorders, musculoskeletal disorders, cancer,
immunotherapy, infections and cardiovascular disease patients are therefore
particularly likely to visit personal
injury solicitors Burnley after a prescription error.
Healthcare professionals are therefore advised to take the risk of
prescription errors seriously and be vigilant to ensure they do not occur.
Audits into prescriptions, improved training, and alerts to inform doctors that
they need to monitor a patient and conduct blood tests after prescribing
certain drugs could all help to prevent this kind of incident from occuring.
If you've been injured by a prescription error, talk to a no win no fee solicitor Burnley about
your concerns. You may be able to make a medical negligence claim, helping you
out financially and seeing the circumstances of your injury investigated.
What Prescription Errors do no win no Fee Solicitors See?