Pharmacy Misfill is Dangerous
Our South Carolina Injury Attorneys Can Help Set Things Right
When a pharmacy dispenses your prescription drugs, you expect that you are receiving the correct drug in the correct dosage with the correct instructions for administering the medication. Unfortunately, a study conducted by Auburn University indicates that prescription drug dispensing errors are a nationwide problem, particularly at retail pharmacies. Dispensing errors, also called pharmacy misfills or drug misfills, can cause serious health risks and can even kill you.
The South Carolina injury attorneys at McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC represent people who have suffered substantial injuries and damages because of pharmacy misfills, including:
- Brain damage
- Wrongful death
- Heart attack
- Allergic reaction
- Respiratory failure
- Hallucinations or psychotic episodes
- Dangerously low or high blood pressure
Pharmacists have a duty to fill your prescriptions properly; if they fail to exercise care and negligently give you the wrong drug or the wrong dosage, or if they improperly instruct you on how to use your medication, they are responsible for making you sick as a result.
Investigating Negligence
Using investigators and pharmacy expert witnesses, we review a pharmacy’s documents and maintenance records, as well as the quality control procedures used by pharmacies. We identify lapses in safety measures and expose negligence on the part of pharmacy management in overworking pharmacists and creating conditions that lead to breakdown in quality control.
Free Consultations Available
If you are unsure if you have a case against a pharmacy or prescription benefits management company’s mail order pharmacy, contact the South Carolina injury lawyers at McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC. Our Rock Hill, Columbia, Sumter and Anderson office locations represent clients throughout Charleston, Spartanburg, Florence, Sumter and Myrtle Beach.
Improperly filled prescriptions can cause serious injury, serious illness and even death. When a pharmacy misfills your prescription, the error is too egregious to ignore. Contact the South Carolina injury lawyers at McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC today. We have the legal knowledge and investigative resources needed to hold pharmacies accountable for your injuries. Your life is our mission.