According to the Institute of Medicine's 2006 report Preventing Medication Errors, medication errors harm up to 1.5 million Americans each year. Common medication errors that result in malpractice claims include:

 

• Giving drug to patient when it is known patient is allergic to it

 

• Giving wrong drug

 

• Giving wrong dosage of drug

 

• Overdosing

 

• Failing to monitor how drug impacts patient​​

 

If you or a family member have suffered a catastrophic injury or loss due to medical malpractice, contact Bill Maddix, your Minnesota medical malpractice attorney, for a free consultation.