Medical Negligence
Pearson Legal
Full Credential Description
META DESCRIPTION: When an Asda pharmacy in Hull made the same dispensing error mistakes our medical negligence solicitors were able to help obtain compensation Asda Pharmacy Dispensing Error Mistakes Asda Pharmacy Dispensing Error Mistakes Every month we have clients getting in touch when they have suffered the after effects of medication errors and dispensing errors made by the NHS, pharmacists and local chemists when the wrong medications have been given out. Recent figures from NHS England show that 6,000 people were actually harmed by NHS prescription errors in the past year and astonishingly 29 people died after a wrong prescription was given to them. How to minimise dispensing errors in pharmacy “The simple act of dispensing medicines should be easy to check, electronic systems and printed labels are often in place, but nothing beats double checking and actually looking at both the box and the tablets inside to make sure they are the correct dosage and confirming all is correct,” advised Jacqueline White , solicitors and head of medical negligence at Pearson Solicitors. “People take medication to make them feel better, but the wrong medication can have devastating side effects and all too often we see pharmacists making mistakes when medication is dispensed,” she warned. Counter checking all tablets and medicine, dosages as well as making sure it is the right medication is important to minimise such dispensing errors. It’s not only hospital pharmacies that mix up prescriptions, often we act for clients who have been given the wrong medication by high street chemists. Asda pharmacy dispensing error case One client was given the wrong dose of medication twice by the same Asda Pharmacy in Hull and we were able to secure £1,200 compensation settlement for the pharmacy dispensing errors Our client had worked as a carer for many years but had to retire due to spinal stenosis and took medication to help with her condition and manage the pain.
Measurable Results
Compensation settlement: £1,200; Full recovery achieved with no lasting effects