Medical Malpractice and Medication Errors
Chicago Medication Error Lawyer
Medication errors account for approximately a quarter of medical malpractice cases, with failure to administer the proper dosage the most common medication error. Nurses bear primary responsibility for providing medication, so nurses - along with the hospital they work for and the prescribing physicians - are the most frequent medical professionals charged with medical malpractice for medication errors.
If you, or a family member, were injured by a wrong medication or the wrong dosage of a medication, contact my office to speak with an experienced Chicago medical malpractice attorney.
Drug overdoses or wrong medications cause an estimated 7,000 deaths a year.
Illegible handwriting can certainly be a factor in some medication errors, but hospitals that care about providing quality health services seek ways to minimize drug overdoses and medication errors. Medication errors can be avoided with proper training, technology, and standardized medical procedures. If only hospitals would make the effort.
In one lawsuit I handled, my client suffered a severe allergic reaction to a prescription medication. When giving her medical history, she told the medical staff she was allergic to a particular substance. The intern who prescribed her medication did not know the allergen was an ingredient. Her allergic reaction causing her skin to peel and fall off. She was hospitalized in the burn unit, unable to work for months.
An allergic reaction cannot be avoided if you don’t know you have an allergy, but if you’ve given a complete medical history and identified the allergen, it is medical negligence to prescribe a drug that can lead to deadly anaphylactic shock.
If you are looking for a dedicated Chicago medical malpractice lawyer experienced in proving medical negligence in medication error and drug overdose cases, contact my office.
I have achieved financial settlements in 95% of the cases I’ve handled since opening my solo law practice in 1997. I accept a limited number of cases so that I can provide effective and highly responsive legal service to each of my clients.
Settlement: $2.75 million
My client was a woman in her 50s who suffered a heart attack and brain injury due to a morphine overdose. The hospital, doctors and nurses did not monitor her progress after surgery and did not provide prompt treatment when she began suffering respiratory distress. My client has lasting short-term memory loss and psychological damage.
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Chicago medication error lawyer Marion Morawicz provides legal services to injured people throughout the Chicagoland area, including Cook, Lake, DeKalb, McHenry, Kane, Winnebago, Kendall and Will Counties, and cities of Chicago, Rockford, Waukegan, Palatine, Crystal Lake, Oak Brook, Bedford Park, Bolingbrook, Romeoville, Naperville, Aurora, Wheaton, Schaumburg, Elgin, Batavia, Barrington Hills, Lake Forest, Winnetka, Evanston, Arlington Heights, and Lincolnwood.
