Consuming incorrect medication can be very serious or even fatal. This can depend on the type of drug prescribed and also the length of exposure to the drug. In a perfect world, you should be able to trust that you have been given the correct medication; however, in reality you should never assume this to be also the case. Checking packaging and doing some background reading can help you to understand medicines before you take them. If medicine is prescribed to you by a hospital or GP, it’s important you understand what the medication, what it does and any side effects.
If you have been prescribed incorrect medicine and this has resulted in pain or injury, you can most likely claim for compensation. Here are some examples of compensation claims concerning wrong drugs:
Cases concerning wrong drugs are difficult to generalise in terms of compensation. Get in touch or request a call back and one of our specialist solicitors will be able to give you an idea of what similar cases have settled for in the past.
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Mr. X developed a throbbing headache and muffled hearing. Over the course of the next few days his symptoms worsened. He attended the out of hours GP clinic at his local Hospital and was seen by the Doctor who diagnosed him with otitis media and prescribed antibiotics. The following morning Mr.X fell unconscious. He was taken to Hospital where he was diagnosed with pneumococcal meningitis.
Mr.T began suffering pain in his back and shoulder and went to Hospital. His condition worsened over the course of the next 48 hrs to the extent that he had no feeling or sensation from the waist downwards. One of our panel was instructed to make a claim for compensation on the basis that the MRI scan should have been undertaken earlier.
One of our panel was instructed to pursue a claim against a Primary Care Trust for failing to provide appropriate mental health care to Mrs H Husband.
Mr A called his GP out to him home address on numerous occasions complaining of acute severe lower back pain. He had numbness in both legs and difficulty going to the toilet. The GP indicated he would arrange for an MRI scan. A few days later he was so concerned that his GP was failing to act promptly; he called an ambulance and was taken to hospital. An urgent MRI scan revealed that urgent surgery needed to be performed but the client was left with permanent nerve damage.
Mrs C underwent surgery for the removal of her gallbladder. During the procedure the she suffered an inadvertent injury to her gallbladder causing a bile leak. She had to be readmitted to hospital where an abdominal ultrasound confirmed she was suffering from a biliary leak. She underwent further surgery to allow the bile to flow. This subsequently had to be repeated on a further three occasions.
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