3 Reasons to Hire Los Angeles Pharmacy Malpractice Lawyer

Posted by GRAYSON & GRAYSON on December 21st, 2021

Like doctors, pharmacists also have a duty towards the patient who buys medicines or drugs from them. People trust pharmacists to give correct medications with the correct dosage so that they are free from the disease they are suffering from. Wrong medications or dosage can lead to severe health consequences that are sometimes life-threatening.

Pharmacy malpractice is more common in Los Angeles than people think. When such an incident happens with you, where a person has severe health repercussions, you can hire a Los Angeles pharmacy malpractice lawyer to file a legal lawsuit and claim your rightful compensation. But before you file a lawsuit, you need to know against what type of pharmacy malpractice you can actually take legal actions. Some of them are:

•          Wrong Medication:

Sometimes, when pharmacists are distracted or not paying attention during medication filling, they could unintentionally give wrong medications to the patient. When the patient starts to take those wrong medications, they may have a wide range of side effects that can be very problematic.

Moreover, along with dealing with uncomfortable side effects due to wrong medications, they would not get treated for those illnesses they were actually taking the medicines for. This could result in additional health problems and the on-going illness to be more severe. Sometimes, consuming the wrong medications can have lasting negative effects on the patient.

•          Wrong Dosage:

Even if the pharmacist gives the right medications, they have to be in correct dosage. Else, two things will happen, the patient may not take enough medication to cure their condition or the patient may take too much of the medication. Less medication may not have any serious consequences, but it may take a little bit longer to get well. While too much medication may have excess side effects or sometimes lead to overdose. In either of the case, if the patient had any serious damages due to such negligence, they can hire a Los Angeles pharmacy malpractice lawyer.

•          Incorrect Instructions:

Apart from the basic guidelines, pharmacy companies need to print correct instructions on the label of the medications. Along with that, the pharmacist also needs to correctly instruct the patient about how much drug to take, including whether to take the drug before or after food, with or without water, during pregnancy, etc.

The pharmacist should verbally guide the patient when they pick up the medication and confirm that the patient understands how to take it. They should also instruct what to do if the patient misses a dose. If the pharmacy or pharmacist put wrong directions on the label or fails to correctly instruct the patient, it could result in to serious consequences, for which you could file a lawsuit with the help of a Los Angeles pharmacy malpractice lawyer.