Medication Errors: Protecting Your Rights in San Jose
Medical Malpractice Regarding Medication
Medication errors, while they can be of mild significance in the less serious cases, may tragically result in reactions and even death. Brain damage, heart attack, loss of cognitive function, and organ failure are just some of the effects that can result from this kind of medical malpractice. Some of the ways in which medical errors can occur include the following:
- Prescribing or administering the wrong medication
- Prescribing or administering a medication which the medical professional should have known would cause an allergic reaction or react badly with other medications being taken
- Administering too high or too low a dosage
- Manufacturing, marketing or selling a drug with dangerous side effects without providing sufficient warning of the hazards involved
A San Jose personal injury lawyer can review your case and help to determine who is the most appropriate individual or organizations to name in a medical malpractice suit. This will depend on whether the error was made by your doctor, hospital staff, pharmacist, or psychiatrist. In some cases, the pharmaceutical firm could be held liable when a drug proves to have side effects that were not discovered when it was put on the market, or side effects that were known but not revealed.
San Jose Personal Injury Attorney
With over 175 years combined experience in personal injury law, we here at The Dunnion Law Firm are ready to fight for your rights and energetically pursue the compensation you deserve. It is unacceptable that you be left with the cost and pain of another's negligence and we will do all we can to help alleviate the effects of what you have suffered. It is important to take action not only for yourself and your family, but also to ensure those responsible are held accountable. You may be able to save someone else from having the same happen to them. If needed, we can visit you at home or in the hospital and are ready to help you fight for justice.
Contact a San Jose personal injury attorney
if you have been injured due to a medication error.
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