Arizona Prescription Mistake Attorney
Medication errors account for a sizable percentage of medical malpractice cases in Arizona and nationally. Thousands of different drugs are prescribed annually for patients in nursing homes, clinics and hospitals. The growing demand for pharmaceuticals can translate to critical errors by physicians and pharmacists.
If you or someone close to you has been adversely affected by an incorrectly prescribed medication or dosage mistake, our experienced medical malpractice attorney at The Mercaldo Law Firm in Tucson can help. Founder Ron Mercaldo is a skillful, compassionate personal injury lawyer with a reputation for results in jury verdicts over the course of more than 30 years of trial experience.
The Mercaldo Law Firm brings its decades of service, comprehensive legal knowledge, investigative resources and client commitment to pharmacy negligence and medication errors cases that include:
- Negligent dosing — overdosing, underdosing, labeling or dispensing error, nursing error in administering a drug
- Drug interactions — drugs impacting the effect of other drugs, drugs taken with or without food
- Allergic reactions — negligent dispensing of drugs that a patient is allergic to, or drugs with cross-reactivity (containing similar chemical composition)
- Incorrectly filled prescription — caused by misreading of a doctor's instructions, confusion of multiple drugs with similar names, drugs given to the wrong hospital patient
- Harmful side effects — requiring education and monitoring of patients to prevent reactions such as decreased kidney function
If you or a family member has suffered, and your health has declined significantly, due to a medication error by a prescribing doctor, nurse or pharmacist, you should speak with our lawyer immediately. Our law firm is extremely selective in the cases we choose to take on, but if we accept yours, we will work tirelessly to achieve the financial compensation you need to handle all expenses incurred during this setback.
Contact The Mercaldo Law Firm in Tucson
For a complimentary consultation with Tucson medication error attorney Ron Mercaldo, contact us toll free from wherever you are in Arizona: 800-736-5307. Your e-mail or overnight messages will be responded to promptly. An evening appointment, or visit to your home or hospital room, is available upon request.
