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opioids being prescribed to someone with an addiction. Contact a proven opioid malpractice lawyer today if this has happened to you
Most successful opioid injury cases require the skill and savvy of an experienced medical malpractice lawyer. That’s because opioid injury cases are among the most difficult types of medical malpractice claims to litigate. The biggest issue facing opioid injury claimants is the need for solid evidence, which can be a challenge to obtain.  Working with...
medical malpractice
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other government entities have declared that the United States is in an opioid abuse epidemic. Medical providers often prescribe opioids to patients as a treatment for pain, but when prescribed incorrectly, such as doses too strong or prescribed for too long, patients can become addicted. With the prolonged...
man with wrong medication
When a doctor prescribes you a prescription medication to treat a particular health condition, he or she must use due care to make sure that the medication, its dosage, and its frequency are correct. If your physician prescribes the wrong medication to you and you are harmed because of it, you could have a medical...
medical malpractice
As human beings with the ability to make judgments and decisions and purposeful actions, mistakes do happen, and no one is immune from making them. That includes doctors and hospitals, and pharmacists as well. Various pharmacy mistakes can occur, including dispensing incorrect medications, incorrect dosages of medications, or giving incorrect dosing instructions. Prescription medications can...
medication errors medical malpractice
Medication errors are more common than you may want to believe. In fact, a recent study by the FDA concluded that approximately 1.3 million people are injured by medication errors annually in the U.S. and that 7,000 to 9,000 people die from such errors each year, in the United States alone. There are many ways...
prescription errors and medical malpractice
When you are suffering from a medical problem, and you are prescribed medication to treat your condition, you’re supposed to be able to trust your physician and other healthcare providers, such as nurses, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacists, to ensure you get the right medication and in the right dose. However, many of the medical malpractice...
Narcotic or opioid painkillers are life-saving medications for thousands of people. When a person is recovering from a surgery or is dealing with chronic pain, the drugs can help patients function and resume a normal life. However, these powerful painkillers are extremely addictive and habit forming. Just as the medications can vastly improve a person’s...
When a doctor writes a prescription, most people assume that the pharmacy simply fills the right bottle with the right dose of the right medication. In reality, more than 1.3 million people are injured every year by medication errors. Patients who receive the wrong dose or wrong type of medication are vulnerable to additional injuries...
The owner of a Massachusetts pharmaceutical company and his head pharmacists are facing 25 counts of murder across seven states after tainted steroids sold by the company caused 64 deaths and sickened hundreds of people across the country in 2012. Barry Cadden, the owner of New England Compounding Center (NECC), and head pharmacist Glenn Adam...
Are you aware of the dangerous ingredients that your over-the-counter medications may contain? The warnings and side effects of dangerous pharmaceuticals and over the counter medication include possible liver damage and gastrointestinal bleeding, but certainly do not end there. Thankfully for unsuspecting consumers, hundreds of common over-the-counter painkiller remedies will be receiving changes to their labels...
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