San Antonio Prescription Errors

Texas Injury & Wrongful Death Lawyer Michael Grossman Discusses Pharmacy Errors & Pharmaceutical Errors

In the world of modern medicine, pharmacy error accounts for approximately 100,000 deaths every year. Studies estimate that as many as 1 in 20 prescriptions are incorrectly filed. Even in cases when the mistake does not directly cause injury to a patient, it does prevent that patient from receiving the medication he or she needs. Thus there are virtually no victimless pharmaceutical mistakes. San Antonio pharmacy malpractice attorney Michael Grossman is here to tell you how these cases work and what you are up against.

Pharmaceutical errors fall in one of two broad categories:

1. A doctor commits an error when writing a prescription, leading to a patient receiving the wrong medication or an incorrect dosage of the correct medication.
2. A pharmacist commits an error when filling a prescription, resulting in the same issues.

Note that pharmacy error does not include any problem relating to the drug itself if the prescription was correctly filed. Those injuries fall under product liability claims filed against the drug’s manufacturer.

The type of lawsuit you must file depends on the type of pharmacy error committed, though in either case, you will be filing a medical malpractice claim. In some cases, you will be filing a case against both the doctor and the pharmacist if they both committed a mistake. Either way, the simple truck is that you need help from a legal professional.

Medical malpractice lawsuits are some of the most complex in the personal injury world. In the twenty years in which Grossman Law Offices has been practicing, we have heard of many people trying to represent themselves in medical malpractice cases. None of them was successful. Medical issues are complex, and these cases often involve testimony from expert witnesses in order to grant legitimacy to your claim. In addition, lawmakers recently revised many of the laws surrounding medical malpractice claims in order to make medical professionals more resistant to lawsuit. This tort reform established a number of specific conditions which your case must meet in order to be successful. A non-attorney would not even know what these conditions are, much less how to meet them.

But you are not without hope. San Antonio pharmacy malpractice lawyer Michael Grossman from Grossman Law Offices can help you build a strong pharmaceutical malpractice lawsuit. He has over twenty years helping those injured by pharmacy errors, and he is intimately familiar with medical malpractice laws, both before and after the recent tort reform. He has successfully resolved hundreds of medical malpractice cases. Health care providers and the insurance companies that protect them know how successful our firm has been, and when they learn that we are on your team, they may offer you a sizable settlement just to avoid facing our attorneys in court. We are dedicated to doing whatever it takes to get you back on your feet as quickly as possible. So if you or someone you love has been hurt due to a pharmacy error, contact San Antonio medical malpractice attorney Michael Grossman from Grossman Law Offices today, and let us help you seek the settlement you need and the justice you deserve.