Hospital Medication Errors
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- Prescription Errors ... Prescription Errors, such as the wrong medication or dosage, can occur anytime.
- Prescription Interactions ... Interactions between certain medications can be dangerous.
- Insufficient Warnings on Prescription Medication ... New pharmaceuticals list of associated side effects may not be complete.
- Wrong Form of Medication Prescribed ... Prescription drugs can come in liquid, tablet, capsule, nasal spray, eye drops, etc.
- Hospital Medication Errors ... account for hundreds of thousands in deaths each year.
- Hospital Negligence .. Medication and Anesthetic Errors
- Pharmacy Error Lawyers ... victims of a medication or pharmaceutical error, please contact Anapol Schwartz.
- Pharmacist Negligence ... Whether it is misread handwriting, job stress to pure laziness, pharmacist negligence is a dangerous threat.
- Doctor Ignored My Side Effect Complaints: I’m Not Being Heard
- Medication Error Statistics and Facts ... statistics relating to medication and health care industry errors.
Hospital Medication Errors
Medication errors are the number one type of error in a hospital setting. Medication errors in hospitals account for hundreds of thousands in deaths each year and are the eighth leading cause of death in the United States. A 1999 study estimated that 44,000-98,000 people died each year from medication errors. A 2004 study showed that between the years of 2000-2002, 195,000 people died each year from medication errors. We have an epidemic on our hands.
The problem of medical errors, medication errors especially, has prompted the health care industry, purchasers and state and local governments to take action. New technologies are being implemented constantly, to try and avoid medication errors. Even with new technologies in place, errors are still made resulting in injuries, physical and mental side effects, and death.
It is estimated that between 380,000-450,000 medication errors are made every year in hospital facilities. For long-term care hospital facilities, the numbers rose to 800,000 medication errors a year. These numbers are astronomical. The worst part is that 1.5 million of these mistakes and errors could have been prevented.
With so many different medications that circulate throughout hospitals, errors are inevitable. But was it a simple mistake or simple negligence?
If you or a loved one have been injured by a hospitals error in administering or prescribing you medication, please call us immediately for a free consultation. Anapol Schwartz has extensive experience with hospital medication errors.