Is has been reported that pharmaceutical errors cause at least one death everyday day and injure approximately 1.3 million people annually in the United States.  An estimated 106,000 deaths occur every year from no-error, adverse effect of medication.  7,000 more deaths per year occur as a result from medication errors in hospitals.

In a study publish published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, drug errors occurred in nearly one of five dose in a typical 2000 bed hospital, which translates to about tow errors per patient daily.  Seven percent of the errors were considered potentially harmful.  The most common errors were giving patients medication at the wrong time or missing a dose.

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO) has set safety standards to reduce errors in a medical setting as pertaining to prescriptions.

Pharmaceutical injuries are sometimes difficult to identify. The damage may be caused by because two or more drugs interact improperly, or, the manufacture may have failed to adequately test its drug.. In some situation it is learned that a company neglected to accurate repot the side effects of taking a drug.  The psychical damage that rise from pharmaceutical negligence can be anywhere from very minor to fatal.

A pharmacist might incorrectly fill a prescription causing  many potential consequences to a patient.  Pharmacy mistakes ranger from providing a patient the incorrect dosage of a medicine (either too strong, or too weak, for the medical need), or giving the wrong medicine altogether,  It is also possible that injury may have resulted from a doctor prescribing a medicine that is in appropriate for the patient, causing the patient to have additional medical condition.  Many pharmaceutical injuries are also cause by a drug manufactures' negligence. IF a person is injured due to improper testing or fraud, the people harmed by these action may be able recover damage from the company that design and manufactured the drug.  Drugs such as Vioxx or Baycol were alleged to have had side effects that were not disclose by the the pharmaceutical companies.   Those people injured by Vioxx or Baycol, or other  drugs, may be able to recover for the injuries and scuffing.

Pharmaceutical and prescription drug errors harm innocent people.  It is important that you find a lawyer who has the experience and talent to represent you full.  over the years, our firm has developed a reputation for strong client advocacy.. In all areas of our practice we provide client with hard-working honest and aggressive attorneys.  At Rush & Gransee, L.C. you legal problems will receive the attention it deserves.

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