Medication Errors Articles
A case has recently arisen involving an alleged medication error. The case involves a woman who had an emergency room stay at a hospital in West Virginia in March 2012. The stay reportedly was in relation to abdominal pain and other medical problems the woman was experiencing. The woman’s husband alleges that, during the woman’s […]
Recently, a case involving allegations of prescription-related negligence has arisen in Louisiana. The case involves an elderly woman from New Orleans. Reportedly, the woman went to a pharmacy to have a prescription for a muscle relaxant called hydralazine filled. The woman alleges that the pharmacist who filled her prescription mistakenly gave her a drug called […]
However, when the child’s mother arrived home, she discovered that Motrin was not inside the bag. Instead, she was given a drug called levetiracetam. The side effects of this powerful drug include breathing problems, hallucinations, fever and a drop in white blood cells. This drug is typically prescribed for epilepsy patients and is not intended […]
