Personal Injury Law

Injury From Pharmacist Malpractice

As Orlando injury lawyers handling pharmacy malpractice claims we found a recent report of pharmacy malpractice quite tragic. The incident involved a pharmacist who filled a prescription that led to the death of a Florida boy. Despite the magnitude of the loss the pharmacist will only pay a $1,000 fine, according to the agreement approved by the state board. As part of the same agreement with the Florida Board of Pharmacy, Edna Irizarry must also attend an eight-hour pharmacy course and pay about $2,460 in investigation costs.

Irizarry faced disciplinary action for processing a prescription for 3-year-old Sebastian Ferrero, who died in October 2007. Ferrero died two days after a routine test was supposed to help doctors determine why the boy?s growth was below average. Instead of receiving the prescribed dose of 5.75 grams of the amino acid arginine, officials said the Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy gave him more than 60 grams.

Understandably, the little boy's family found the action by the State of Florida to be inadequate. How can this slap on the wrist have any meaning when this malpractice and recklessness caused the death of an innocent child? Certainly, such insignificant action by the boards that regulate medicine and pharmacy have proven that individuals must act themselves to receive any justice for medical or pharmacy malpractice. Refusing to be discouraged, the family started a foundation in the hopes of preventing similar future tragedies.

Full post as published by Orlando Injury Lawyer Blog on August 10, 2008 (boomark / email).