Pharmacy Error Lawyers for People Injured or Killed in Chicago, Illinois

Pharmacists have an essential role in patients' well-being. They fill physicians' prescriptions and keep track of all medications each patient takes to ensure that there are no potentially dangerous conflicts between different drugs prescribed by different doctors.

However, when pharmacists are negligent in their duty to consumers, and an injury or fatality ensues, the pharmaceutical malpractice lawyers at Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers can help families hold pharmacies responsible. Our Chicago-based law firm has experience with pharmacy errors, mistakes and medical malpractice cases across Illinois and is ready to assist you with getting the answers you deserve.

An Illinois Pharmacist Malpractice Attorney can Help

Complete our online case intake form for a free consultation of your Chicago pharmacy error case. A skilled Illinois pharmacy injury lawyer will review the evidence and your health care information and advise you of your legal options for pursuing a lawsuit against a negligent pharmacy.

Our law office serves families in pharmacy error lawsuits across Illinois, and we can help you with your pharmacist malpractice case at no cost to you. Our Chicago prescription errors lawyers currently represent clients throughout the United States, Illinois, and in Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County, Will County, Arlington Heights, Aurora, Elgin, Joliet, Naperville, Orland Park, Schaumburg, Springfield, Wheaton, and Waukegan.

Pharmacy Error Malpractice Injury & Death FAQs

Frequency of Errors Made by Pharmacists

About 1.5 million preventable adverse drug events occur every year in the U.S. Many of these events are attributable to errors made by pharmacists.

Pharmaceutical malpractice occurs when a pharmacist fills a prescription with the wrong medication or incorrect dosage. The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCCMERP) defines medication errors as preventable events that lead to patient harm.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that 82% of Americans take at least one prescription medication and 29% take five or more for their health. Many people use these medications, frequently combining several at one time.

There's a high risk of danger when these drugs are not given in the correct dosage, administered without proper instructions, or are not the prescribed drugs at all. The FDA found that 1.3 million people are injured every year due to medication errors at pharmacies in stores, hospitals, and nursing homes.

Pharmacists' Duty to Protect the Public From Harmful or Fatal Medication Errors and Misfills

Even relatively minor deviations from a prescribed course of medication can result in patient injury or death. If you need a medical malpractice lawyer in Illinois, contact Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers. We represent individuals who have been harmed or killed due to pharmacy error.

Our attorneys have experience prosecuting pharmacy errors under the Illinois Wrongful Death Act to recover compensation for the deceased individual's family members.

Common Chicago pharmacy errors include:

• Failing to advise or warn of potentially dangerous drug side effects
• Dispensing the wrong medications
• Incorrectly labeling prescription drugs
• Providing an incorrect medication dose where the wrong dosage could create catastrophic results
• Filling multiple prescriptions with known adverse reactions
• Failing to provide adequate instructions regarding the use of a drug
• Failing to discuss drug interactions with the patient when picking up the medication

Medical expert researchers conducted a study at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, monitoring 140,755 prescription doses for medication mistakes, and 5,075 contained errors. Only 79% of these pharmaceutical errors were caught through verification.

Of the errors that were not caught, 23.5% had the potential to create adverse drug reactions, 28% of them severe. On average, an estimated four billion prescriptions are written in the United States. Applying the case results of the study to the large number of prescriptions being filled every day reveals that the number of drugs leaving pharmacies with errors could be staggering.

A single pharmacy mistake made by a medical professional filling a prescription could cause the patient life-altering serious injuries or wrongful death.

The Best Chicago Pharmacist Error Death Attorneys Who Get Results

If you have suffered an injury related to a suspected pharmacist mistake or pharmacy error, save the medications and packaging and contact our pharmaceutical malpractice attorneys as soon as possible. Please speak with our Chicago pharmacy error lawyers for legal advice on your pharmacy error case.

If you were injured or a loved one died by a pharmacy error, contact our Chicago personal injury attorneys at (888) 424-5757 (toll-free phone number) to schedule an initial case evaluation. All discussions you have with our Chicago medical malpractice attorneys during the initial consultation will remain confidential through an attorney-client relationship.

Our consultations with pharmaceutical malpractice attorneys are free, and there is never a charge or fee unless we recover damages for you. Please do not send sensitive information to our law office in a text message, email, or voicemail concerning private information and your malpractice claim.

Resources on Pharmacy Safety and Legal Responsibilities

• Medication Safety Basics
• How Many Hospital Pharmacy Medication Dispensing Errors Go Undetected?
• Medication Error Reports