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Wrong Medication Did you receive the wrong medication from a pharmacy? If you have suffered because of a medication error or prescription error, call us for a free case review.
Wrong Dosage Common forms of medication error: incorrect dosage error. Order our free book to learn how to protect yourself and your family from wrong dosage errors.
Other Errors Order our free book, "How to Make Pharmacies Pay for your Injuries Caused by Medication Errors, to learn your rights in prescription error cases.
Kids Rx Errors Order a free copy of The Top 10 Tips to Protect Your Children Against Pharmacy Errors. If you have suffered a prescription error contact our firm today.
Pharmacy Malpractice Prescription Error mistakes: Order your free copy of, "How to Make Pharmacies Pay for your Injuries Caused by Medication Errors," to learn more.
Walgreens Claims There have been numerous claims brought against Walgreens for pharmacy errors or prescription errors. Order our free book to learn how to take action.
CVS Claims If you've been injured because of a CVS or Walgreens pharmacy error order our free book to learn how you can file a lawsuit and take action. Call 888-526-7616.
State pharmacy boards IF you have been severely injured because of a medication error contact board certified attorneys immediately to investigate your case free of charge.
Drug Error Prevention Filing a pharmacy error lawsuit is the only way to make pharmacies take accountability for mistakes. Call our board certified attorneys for a free case review.
State Pharmacy Laws State laws on pharmacy malpractice. Learn the pharmacy error Statute of Limitation laws that apply to your state. Call 877-342-2020 for a free consultation.

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  • Other Errors
    • Can Pharmacist Counseling Reduce Prescription Errors at Hospitals?
    • Pharmacist Warns Patients After Suffering His Own Medication Mistake
    • Prescription warning labels need serious overhaul to keep patients safe, Michigan pharmacy study suggests
    • Electronic Distraction May Cause Prescription Drug Errors
    • Handwriting Prescription Errors: Why Pharmacies Aren’t Changing Their Ways
    • Robot pharmacy dispensers may reduce pharmacy errors, but increase risk of contamination
    • Is your doctor going the extra mile to protect you from pharmacy errors?
    • “Brown Bag” Doctor Visits Stop Medication Errors Before They Happen
    • Painkiller Overdoses Are Often Caused by Prescription Errors
    • Why adverse drug events occur and how you can prevent against them.
    • Three Surprising Causes of Fatal Texas Prescription Drug Errors
    • New Jersey Hospital Makes a Near-Fatal Psychiatric Medication Error
    • Do Pharmacists Know What Causes Prescription Drug Errors?
    • Victims Most at Risk of Prescription Drug Errors: Children and the Elderly
    • Six Ways Nurses Can Avoid Serious Hospital Medication Errors
    • Drug Labeling a Major Contributor to Serious Medication Errors, FDA Says
    • Hospital’s Follow-Up Program May Reduce Its Number of Harmful Drug Errors
    • FDA Implements Bar Codes to Reduce Prescription Drug Errors
    • What can you do if a pharmacy breached their duty of care to you?
    • 5 Lesser-Known Facts that Can Lead to Texas Prescription Errors
    • Study Shows Texas Medication Errors Often Lead to Hospitalization
    • Hunger strike by pharmacist highlights dangerous pharmacy quotas
    • Seven Things Your Pharmacist Wishes You Knew
    • Five medical abbreviations commonly confused at pharmacies
    • Chain Pharmacies Let Prescription Errors Occur Instead of Hiring Another Pharmacist
    • What are the hidden benefits of pharmacy lawsuits?
  • Kids Rx Errors
    • Bad Environments for Pharmacists Mean More Kids Prescription Errors
    • Health Inspector Says Youth Home Made Several Child Medication Errors
    • When your baby doesn’t act normal, prescription errors could be to blame
    • FDA says half of medications don’t include children’s dosage or safety labels
    • Was Cold Medicine to Blame for Your Child’s Drug Error Injury?
    • Are your child's OTC medications dangerous?
    • Are you child's OTC medicines dangerous?
    • Medical Student Training Helps Reduce Texas Medication Errors for Children
    • Joint Commission Encourages Kids to Speak Up about Medication Errors
    • Medication Errors in Children: a Problem Bigger than Texas
    • Medication Errors Common in Chronically Ill Children
    • Can you distinguish candy from prescription pills? Neither can your 7th grader.
  • Walgreens Claims
    • Illinois Court Says Walgreens Does Not Have to Release Error Records
    • Walgreens Sued Over Medication Error in Michigan
  • CVS Claims
    • New Jersey Families Are Still Worried About Medication Mistakes at CVS
    • Cancer drugs mixed up with children’s fluoride at New Jersey CVS

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  • Wrong Medication
    • Pharmacists Say Cell Phones Contribute to Harmful Medication Errors
    • Check the color of your child’s medication to avoid injuries from prescription errors
    • Checking Pictures of Medications Saves Patients from Pharmacy Errors
    • Medication Errors Run Rampant in Long-Term Care Facilities
    • Minneapolis Hospital Director Gets Proactive on Medication Errors
    • Reading the Packaging Can Prevent a Medication Error
    • Arizona Teenager Receives Cancer Medication Instead of Painkillers
    • Nurse Who Gave Patient Wrong Medication Faces Lawsuit for Fatal Drug Error
    • Woman Visiting from Egypt Falls Victim to Texas Walgreens Prescription Error
    • IV Mistake Leads to Fatal Overdose in California
    • Automated Pharmacies Make Fewer Medication Mistakes than Staff
    • After Prescription Mix-Up, Walgreens Promises to Pay Medical Bills
    • Two Rite Aid Medication Mistakes Cause Illness in 88-Year-Old Patient
    • Cancer Patient Receives Wrong Dosage, Dies During Nurses’ Strike
    • On-Site Pharmacists Reduce ER Medication Mistakes, Study Finds
    • EMS Worker Demoted after Giving Patient Wrong Medication
    • Pharmacy Complaints - Medication Errors and Prescription Errors.
    • Prescription errors at pharmacies
  • Wrong Dosage
    • Pharmacist-Patient Interactive Training Reduces Diabetic Health Risks
    • Three Patients Overdose Due to Medication Errors in Pennsylvania Hospital
    • Walgreen’s Gives Colorado Boy Adult Dosage of Medication
    • Nearly 500 Patients Receive Wrong Dose of Flu Vaccine
    • Hospitals Switching to Insulin Pens May Reduce Dosage Errors for Diabetics
    • Man Suffers Coma after Hospital Pharmacy Medication Error
    • UK Pharmacy Makes Mistake, Takes 2 Days to Warn Patient
  • Other Errors
    • Warning About Mixing Prescription Drugs with Herbal Remedies
    • Aggressive Efforts to Change Prescription Opioid Painkiller Labels
    • New Survey Results Show Consumers Concerned Over Medication Errors
    • Possible Nurse-Pharmacist Teams Reducing Medication Errors
    • Kerry Kennedy Says Car Accident in NY Was Caused by Medication Mistake
    • Aggressive Customers May Increase Medication Errors at the Pharmacy
    • Half of All Discharged Cardiac Patients Will Suffer Medication Errors
    • UK Diabetics at Serious Risk of Fatal Medication Mistakes, Report Says
    • Philadelphia University Has Fewer Drug Errors with Automated Pharmacy
    • Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Changes Label After Concern Over Medication Errors
    • One in 20 British Patients Suffers a Potentially Fatal Prescription Error
    • Morphine Use a Common Factor in Hospital Medication Errors, Report Says
    • Pharmacy complaints nationwide
  • Kids Rx Errors
    • Parents’ Poor Math Skills Linked to Child Drug Errors
    • Intravenous Painkillers Often Given in Wrong Doses to Children
  • Pharmacy Malpractice
    • New Zealand Pharmacist Appeals to Patients After Suspension of License
    • Pharmacists Warn of Dangerous Drug Interactions
    • Mail-Order Pharmacies May Be Safer and Less Expensive, Reports Say
  • General
    • CVS Pharmacist Says Chain Compromised Patient Safety
    • Mistrust of Doctors Leads to Medication Mistakes for Women
    • Pharmacist Urges Patients to Keep Medication Lists Current
    • Mom Catches Near-Fatal Child Prescription Error in Florida
    • Minnesota Nursing Home Medication Error Led to Patient Death
    • Interpreters May Reduce the Risk of Hospital Medication Errors
    • Diabetic Suffers Insulin Attack While Under Hospital Care
    • Over-Medication Kills Three Nursing Home Patients in California
    • Study Finds Elderly Patients Suffer Many Medication Errors
    • Survey Says One in 13 Patients Suffers Drug-Related Injury in Canada
    • Medication Errors Among the Top Causes of Wrongful Death in Canada
    • Hospital Medication Errors Likely to Happen When Pharmacy is Closed
    • Utah Family Says Medication Contributed to Mother’s Murder
    • Oregon Pharmacists Confess to Safety Violations in Online Survey
    • Washington Hospital Drug Error Results in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
    • Medication Error Causes Louisville Woman’s Wrongful Death
    • Failing to check drug interaction causes seizures
    • Walgreens mislabeled dosage of methodone; toxic levels ingested as a result

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  • Other Errors
    • Medication Errors from Inappropriate Drugs Seniors Are Prescribed
    • Pilot Could Have Crashed Plane After Taking Wrong Drug, ISMP Says
    • Texas Pharmacy Lawyers Get Justice for Prescription Drug Error Victims
    • Pharmacists on Facebook May Cause Harmful Prescription Drug Errors
    • Injury Attorneys’ Advice for Filing a Prescription Drug Error Lawsuit
    • Texas Pharmacy Error Lawyers Help Prescription Overdose Victims
    • Prescription Drug Error Lawyers Help Psychiatric Medication Victims
    • Texas Pharmacy Error Attorneys: Top 5 Dangerous Medication Mistakes
    • Pharmacy Error Injury Lawyers: Keys to Winning Your Drug Injury Case
    • Texas Pharmacy Error Lawyers Help Victims of Medication Mistakes
    • A Pharmacy Error Injury Attorney: Helping Hospital Drug Error Victims
    • A Drug Injury Lawyer’s Advice on Prescription Drug Error Lawsuits
    • Dangerous drug interactions - Whitney Houston among celebrity deaths linked to mixing prescriptions and alcohol.
    • Pharmacy Malpractice Injury Lawyer ¦ Prescription Drug Error Lawsuits
    • Pharmacy Error Attorneys ¦ Certified Prescription Drug Mistakes Lawyer
    • Houston TX Pharmacy Attorney ¦ Texas Prescription Drug Error Lawyer
    • 5 Ways to prevent pharmacy errors
    • Prescription Errors and causes
  • Kids Rx Errors
    • Kids Can Suffer from Wrong Dosages of Prescription Medication
    • Kids Suffer Unnecessary or Wrong Medications in Pediatric Hospitals
    • Pharmacy Error Lawyers’ Advice to Avoid Pediatric Medication Mistakes
    • Texas has highest rate of prescribing antipsychotic drugs to kids
    • How safe is your child from medication mix-ups during school hours?
    • TX Pharmacy Error Attorney Warns Parents About Child Medication Errors
    • Prescription Drug Attorney ¦ Medication Errors in Children’s Hospitals
    • TX Prescription Drug Error Attorney ¦ Child Vaccination Dosage Errors
    • New law enacted over fatal pharmacy mistake that killed two-year-old girl
    • TX Prescription Drug Error Attorney ¦ Houston Child Medication Errors
    • Prescription Drug Error Attorney ¦ Infant Medication Errors in Texas
  • Walgreens Claims
    • Walgreens Makes 3 Medication Mistakes in One Family’s Prescriptions
    • Houston Pharmacy Error Attorney ¦ TX Walgreens Pharmacy Injury Claims
  • CVS Claims
    • Five Important Tips Victims of CVS Drug Mistakes Want YOU to Know
    • Houston Pharmacy Error Attorney ¦ CVS Pharmacy Drug Mistakes in Texas
  • State pharmacy boards
    • What Are State Pharmacy Boards Doing to Cut Back on Medication Errors?
    • Is Your Pharmacist Complying with State Pharmacy Board Regulations?
    • Dangerous drugs tested on foster kids for over 20 years
    • Texas sues drug company for marketing scheme
    • Big Pharma markets Risperdal to toddlers and elderly
  • Drug Error Prevention
    • Was the Doctor, a Nurse, or the Hospital to Blame for My Drug Injury?
    • The one root cause of pharmacy errors and how to prevent them
    • Study Says Patient Fears About Medication Errors are Well-Founded
    • The 10 most prescribed drugs in America. Beware of pharmacy errors
    • Oregon Pharmacy Error Reporting System Failed
    • Study finds hospital staff report one out of seven errors
    • How Safe is Your Prescription Medication?
    • How to Save Yourself from Medical and Medication Mistakes
    • FDA Finds Serious violations at Puerto Rico prescription plant
    • Pharmacy robots are filling your prescriptions - Do you know the prescription error rate?
    • Antidepressants and dangerous drug interactions
  • Dangerous Drugs
    • Darvon Recall Lawyer and Darvocet Recall Lawyer
    • Actos lawsuits

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  • Wrong Dosage
    • Can I file a lawsuit against the pharmacy for a dosage error that led to my injury and hospital stay?
    • My father suffered a prescription drug overdose because the pharmacist told him it was okay to chew his pills before swallowing them. Do we have a case against the pharmacy?
    • I am a hemodialysis patient and was recently given the wrong medication dose during dialysis and have had severe side effects because of it. Who can be held responsible for the dosage error?
    • Are teaspoons a good way to measure dosage for a Texas prescription?
    • Is it illegal for a doctor to use abbreviations on a Texas prescription label?
    • How Common are Wrong Dosage Errors in Texas Hospitals?

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