PERSONAL INJURY I PHARMACY ERROR – CVS Pharmacy Errors

PERSONAL INJURY I PHARMACY ERROR  – CVS Pharmacy Errors

June 11, 2019

CVS Pharmacies fill millions of prescriptions and employ numerous pharmacists each year.  Devastatingly these CVS pharmacists make innumerable mistakes. CVS Pharmacy errors include:

• Dispensing Wrong Dosages
• Pharmacy Mislabeling Mistakes
• Dispensing Incorrect Medications
• Dispensing Wrong Medications
• Other Prescription Errors

While there are numerous CVS prescription errors, not all are actionable.  A victim of a pharmacy error may only recover compensation when there are quantifiable damages often ones with devastating consequences.

Pharmacies and pharmacists owe patients a duty of care to dispense drugs in a safe and diligent manner.  This duty requires that pharmacist dispense the correct medications, the proper dosage and that the medication be dispensed to the correct patient. When there is a breach of that duty, it is necessary to hold the pharmacy accountable to compensate victims and bring about necessary changes to pharmacy policies and procedures.

Most common CVS Pharmacy Errors:

• CVS PharmacyOverdose Errors— An overdose error could be the result of the if the dosage dispensed is incorrect.
• CVS Pharmacy Under-dose Errors— A patient with a serious medical condition, receiving less than the prescribed dosage can be harmed.
• CVS PharmacyErrorResulting in Toxicity— Toxicity can result from an extremely high dosage of a filled prescription.
• Poisoning Resulting from CVS PharmacyError—A patient can be poisoned if the prescription is not accurately filled.
• Death Resulting from CVS PharmacyError — Most devastatingly a pharmacy error can result in the death of a patient. Although it is completely preventable, there are many deaths that are linked pharmacy errors.

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