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Millions of Americans take at least one prescription medication every day to manage chronic and acute medical conditions. If you take your medication as prescribed, any negative side effects you experience should be minor. You trust your doctor or pharmacist to provide you with the correct medication, but sometimes they violate that trust.
If you suffered serious physical harm from the wrong dosage or type of prescription medication, you may have grounds for legal action, which a Uniondale prescription error lawyer could help you pursue. From establishing civil fault for your injuries to helping you navigate the legal obstacles when seeking damages, our malpractice attorneys provide valuable assistance throughout every stage of the litigation process.
A prescription error can be the fault of your health care provider who wrote the prescription or the pharmacy that filled the order. In the former scenario, mistakes with prescriptions can occur when a doctor fails to account for a patient’s unique medical needs and prescribes the wrong dosage of medication. The provider could also misdiagnose a patient’s condition and prescribe the incorrect medication or simply provide unclear instructions when writing out a prescription or transmitting it to a pharmacy.
In pharmacies, errors more commonly stem from clerical mishaps such as misunderstanding a doctor’s instructions or mixing up two different customers’ orders. Mistakes are sometimes due to a pharmacist filling out an order incorrectly or allowing contamination of the medication during formulation. A skilled Uniondale attorney familiar with prescription injury claims could help you identify what led to your injuries and who may be civilly liable for your ensuing losses.
If your prescription error stems from a medical professional’s misconduct, you may be subject to additional procedural requirements during the litigation process. These are meant to maintain the availability of crucial health care services, which frivolous malpractice lawsuits can hinder. In practice, however, these requirements often obstruct valid claims before they begin, particularly when victims try to file suit without support from seasoned legal counsel.
Our medication malpractice attorneys in Uniondale could help you obtain and properly file a certificate of merit alongside your claim, which is confirmation under oath that you reviewed your case with a qualified medical professional who agrees that legally actionable malpractice likely occurred. We provide you with this vital support to build and file a strong claim.
Receiving the wrong medication can delay the help you need for your medical condition or prolong your symptoms. You could ultimately experience serious or life-altering harm because of a mistake made by licensed professionals you trusted with your well-being.
A Uniondale prescription error lawyer from our team could be the ally you need to proactively seek civil recovery after suffering harm in this way. Call today for a confidential consultation.
After years of serving New York–including the Bronx, Queens and Nassau, Suffolk and Kings Counties–, we are confident our injury lawyers can assist you with your claim. We are well respected by our clients, who appreciate not only the outcomes we’ve provided but also the care in which we resolved their cases. As you can see from our successful settlements, we offer excellent results, though the outcome varies depending on the case. Regardless of your case details, you can rest assured our Long Island car accident attorneys will always fight for you as you seek compensation to pay for medical bills, vehicle repairs and more. You deserve to be made whole again after your accident, and Duffy & Duffy is here to help.
No. Our injury cases are handled on a contingent retainer. You pay nothing upfront, and we recover attorney’s fees only if your litigation is successful. We don’t bill by the hour. You don’t need to worry about running up a large attorney’s bill before you see any recovery for your injuries.
Yes. Our firm is dedicated to creating a strong relationship with our clients, beginning with keeping your information and consultation confidential.
Each case we encounter is carefully screened and evidence scrutinized to make sure the claim is meritorious and may be successful at trial. We will perform an investigation, and then our partners make a final decision on whether to take on a case.
