Personal Injury Law

Pharmacy Injury From Walgreens

Another tragic case of a pharmacy injury struck a central Florida woman and a Walgreens customer. Unfortunately, a young teenage pharmacy technician gave the woman a dosage of blood thinner that was 10 times higher than prescribed. As a result of this pharmacy malpractice she suffered a stroke and became paralyzed.

If this was not injury enough, the woman had been undergoing chemotherapy at the time of the pharmacy injury. The stroke required her to stop her chemotherapy and led to the spread of her breast cancer to her lungs and killed her.

A pharmacy malpractice jury found against Walgreens and awarded significant compensation. However, after the trial, Walgreens? lawyers disagreed as to the amount of the award, but did not appear to deny the improper filling of the prescription.

The importance of this injury and death case is to remind consumers that a pharmacy can make fatal mistakes. That is especially true, where a young pharmacy technician is involved. So next time you go to a Walgreens Pharmacy or a CVS Pharmacy, double check the information on your prescription with what you are given by the pharmacy. By taking a few minutes to check and, if necessary, to question those at the pharmacy, you may prevent a similar tragedy from happening to you or your family.

Full post as published by Orlando Injury Lawyer Blog on November 17, 2007 (boomark / email).