What are medication and prescription errors?
Medication and prescription errors involve a patient being given the incorrect medication or an incorrect dose of medication. The concept covers both when the correct prescription is prescribed but not given, or when a doctor fails to prescribe the correct medication or dosage in the first place.
Harm may be caused to a person through medication and prescription errors not only through their taking of the incorrect medication, but also through the incorrect medication causing their original condition to not be treated. This can result in further injury or harm being caused to them over a period of time.
If you’ve suffered as a result of taking the wrong medication or dosage, then you may be eligible to make a claim for medical error compensation. The prescription error attorneys at LHD Lawyers are on-hand to chat with you about your situation and advise you on the best course of action for your case.
Why do prescription and medication errors occur?
Medication and prescription errors can occur for a number of reasons. These may include:
- A doctor intending to prescribe the correct medication, but instead making a mistake with the name transcription or prescribing an incorrect dosage
- A pharmacist, nurse or other medical practitioner misreading a doctor’s handwriting and dispensing or administering the incorrect drug or dosage as a result of this mistake
- A doctor making an incorrect or improper medical decision about the appropriate medication, and making a prescription decision based on this decision
Who can you claim medication malpractice against?
Medical providers (including hospitals, pharmacies, doctors and nurses) owe you a duty of care when they treat you. If medical practice or negligence has caused a mediation or prescription error to occur, then they’ve breached that duty and you could be eligible to claim compensation against them.
Meet our Medical Negligence Specialists
Stephen Morgan
Special Counsel
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Works across ACT, NSW, TAS, VIC
John Abouchrouche
Managing Director
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Works across AUSTRALIA, CORPORATE SERVICES
What happens after your free claim check
Once you’ve completed your free claim check, we’ll arrange a call to talk through your accident with you and wether we think you have a claim. If you decide to move forward, we’ll guide you through each step – from gathering the right information to dealing with insurers and progressing your claim.
A call with our team.
It starts with a conversation where we take the time to understand what’s happened and how it’s affected you, then help you understand where you stand and what your options are.
What to prepare
You don’t need to have everything, but if you have details about the incident, medical treatment, insurance or superannuation, it can help us get started. We can guide you on anything else needed.
How fees work
There’s no upfront cost to get advice, and if we take on your claim, it’s on a no win, no fee basis, meaning you don’t pay our legal fees unless your claim is successful.
Why Clients Choose LHD Lawyers
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We operate on a no win, no fee basis, so you can pursue your claim without any financial risk. You only pay if we win.
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We take time to understand you as a person, what happened, and how the injury has affected your life. No case is too big or too small.
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With 35 years of experience and a 99% win rate, we have helped thousands of Australians secure compensation that made a real difference.
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Not every claim is simple, and we do not treat it as if it is. Our team has the experience and depth to handle complex and serious matters.
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