Prescription error
Prescription errors arise in the following circumstances: prescribing a patient with incorrect medication; prescribing an inaccurate dosage; mislabelling medication; incorrect filing of a prescription order; and illegible handwriting causing mis-communication between dosage and medication. In some situations the error can cause the patient to suffer short-term damage. However, prescription errors can sometimes cause long-term serious harm to the patient or even death.
Here are some examples of our settled prescription error claims:
Hay & Kilner has successfully settled a claim for £4,800, following a drug dispensing error. Our client was admitted to hospital and diagnosed with a chest infection. On discharge he was dispensed Metolozone as opposed to Metoclopramide. As a consequence, he suffered a one week period of severe dehydration, vomiting and general deterioration in health.
A claim was settled for £3,000 following a prescription error at a Dermatology clinic. Our client, who was planning to start a family, was prescribed medication with an effect which would make it dangerous to conceive within a two year period.
For further information, please contact Clare Thompson on 0192 232 8345 or emailclare.thompson@hay-kilner.co.uk
Hay & Kilner has an ‘excellent grasp of clinical negligence law and an excellent manner with clients’, and recently settled several high-value claims including a sub-standard knee surgery case and a meningitis case. It also secured a £70,000 award in a dental claim. Clients rate Clare Thompson, Helen Morland and the ‘hugely experienced’ David Bradshaw. The firm has a multi-party action franchise.
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Hay & Kilner's ‘efficient, knowledgeable and conscientious' clinical negligence practice settled a substantial number of cerebral palsy claims with a combined value of £20m over the course of 2009, and was retained on the Spinal Injury Panel. ‘Experienced' partner David Bradshaw and the ‘methodical, bright' Clare Thompson are both recommended.
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