Your Lawyer For A Prescription Error Lawsuit In San Diego
When you fall ill, one of the first steps in your recovery is to get a prescription. Unfortunately, it can also be a process that’s prone to error. Doctors and pharmacists have a duty to protect our health and safety. However, lapses in judgment or a failure to fulfill their duty may result in the wrong drug or dosage prescriptions.
Mistakes like these can cause serious harm and worsen health conditions. This, in turn, can lead to additional medical treatments, lost income and immense personal suffering. If a medication error injured you or a loved one, I can help. I am Brian Burchett, and for over 30 years, I have fought to hold negligent medical professionals in San Diego accountable. As your prescription error attorney, I will personally investigate your case and be your advocate in pursuing the full compensation you deserve.
Where And How Medication Errors Can Occur
Negligence can occur at any stage of the prescription process, from the doctor’s initial diagnosis to the pharmacy filling the script, to the nurse administering the drug. All of these parties have a legal duty of care to you. A breach of that duty can happen in many ways, including:
- Dispensing look-alike, sound-alike drugs that are easily confused: For example, a pharmacist might dispense Cerebyx instead of Celebrex. While the names are similar, they are very different drugs, and a mix-up can lead to dangerous health consequences.
- Administering the wrong dosage: Even the right drug can be toxic if the dose is too high or ineffective if it’s too low. This undermines your treatment and can cause new, serious health problems.
- Prescribing or providing the wrong medication entirely: This often happens due to a misdiagnosis or a simple clerical mix-up. This can leave your actual condition untreated while the wrong medication actively harms you.
- Failing to check for harmful drug interaction errors: A doctor or pharmacist must review your current medications before prescribing a new one. Failing to do so can cause a dangerous chemical reaction between drugs.
Even simple administration errors can lead to an adverse drug event, which can range from severe allergic reactions to organ failure and permanent injury. In severe cases, a medication mistake can cause irreversible brain damage or even death, leaving a family to cope with sudden loss. As your prescription error attorney
Building A Strong Case For Negligence
Proving negligence is the foundation of a successful claim. This requires showing that a health care provider failed to act as a reasonably competent professional would have under similar circumstances, also known as the medical standard of care.
If you decide to pursue legal action, I will start by securing all your medical and pharmacy records to uncover what went wrong. I will also work with medical professionals, whose witness testimony can help us establish what should have been done and how the provider’s actions caused your injury.
As your prescription error attorney, I will handle your case personally from start to finish. It is important to act quickly, as medical malpractice claims in California have a strict statute of limitations. You can only file a claim within one year of discovering the injury, but no later than three years from the date the injury occurred, whichever deadline is sooner.
You Deserve Strong Advocacy. Call The Burchett Law Firm, PC, Today.
Strong advocacy is not just a promise. It is the result of decades of experience. I have dedicated my practice to fighting for people harmed by negligent pharmacist errors and hospital medication mistakes, and I understand what it takes to build a compelling case.
Let me handle the legal fight so you can focus on your recovery. Contact me today for a free consultation to discuss your case. You owe no attorney fees unless I recover compensation for you. You can call my San Diego office at 619-450-2436. You can also send me your questions and concerns through my website.