Physician and Pharmacist Liability: Medicolegal Cases That are Tough Pills to Swallow

We present four medicolegal cases involving medication errors, which led to patient harm and subsequent settlements or jury awards to patients. These cases each involved scenarios in which a medication was inappropriately prescribed and/or inappropriately dispensed. In such cases, it is often not ob...

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Published in:Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine 2021-05, Vol.5 (2), p.139-143
Main Authors: Schupbach, John, Kaisler, Maria, Moore, Gregory, Sandefur, Benjamin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical medicine
Drug dosages
Drug stores
Emergency medical care
Fatalities
Liability insurance
Medical errors
Medical Legal Case Reports
Medicine
Patients
Pediatrics
Settlements & damages
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Summary:We present four medicolegal cases involving medication errors, which led to patient harm and subsequent settlements or jury awards to patients. These cases each involved scenarios in which a medication was inappropriately prescribed and/or inappropriately dispensed. In such cases, it is often not obvious whether the physician or pharmacist is at fault. These cases highlight the importance of understanding the roles and responsibilities of the physician and pharmacist in medication prescription and dispensation.
ISSN:2474-252X
2474-252X
DOI:10.5811/cpcem.2021.4.51851