Virginia Medical Malpractice Blog - Williamson & Lavecchia, L.C.

Medication Error Settlement

Despite advanced technologies to prevent deadly mistakes, medication errors are still commonplace.  A recent Virginia settlement for over $1 million dollars makes this point.  A patient was prescribed the blood thinner Coumadin.  The prescription was for 2 mg, yet the pharmacy filled it with 5 mg tablets.  After 10 days of being overdosed, the patient suffered severe bleeding and is now permanently paralyzed.  Exercising reasonable care would have prevented this man's tragic injuries that will require lifelong care.

I wish this were a rare exception, but both the government statistics and my personal experience prove otherwise.  We have handled numerous medical malpractice lawsuits stemming from medication errors.  Examples included overdosing on Coumadin and Methotrexate, pharmacies filling prescriptions with the wrong medication, and nurses giving medications to the wrong patient. 

If you have had a personal experience with medication errors, please consider putting a comment on our website to help other people understand the dangers.  If you would like to discuss your situation with an attorney we are available.  You may call us at 804-288-1661 or click here to email us.

Joshua Silverman, Esq.