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Me Rhonda s cayton and my mom Suszanne M. Potter(who is 69) recently moved to 684 North Carpenter ave in Orange City Florida. My mom is diabetic so we had to get a doctor as soon as we got settled. We call around and found a nice lady! She was first of all very hard on my mom harsh with her words. Which i understand my mom needs at time. My mom gave her a list of medications she was on. Gave her all the information she needed. determand my mom had a infection on her leg. So she perscribed a antibiotic she wrote it out on a note. Mom my never informed me. and when i seen it we called doctor to see how to get the meds. the doctor yelled at me that she wasn't taking them. so i had her call the scrip into the closest walgreens. Me and mom went to pick them up. Mom started taking the pills. 1st day she acted DRUNK, 2nd night she blacked out. so we said no more we'll call the doctor in the morning and tell her what happened. next morning 6am, 911 was called her sugar dropped . she looks beat
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Medication errors are very common. Whether an attorney will investigate a medical malpractice case as a result of a medication error caused lasting harm for the patient. Many times a patient will suffer minor harm from a medication mistake because they quickly notice something is amiss when they experience side effects from the medicine, and stop taking it and contact their health care provider, and the mistake is uncovered.
If you suffer lasting harm from a medication error, and you want to investigate a medical malpractice case you should contact a local medical malpractice attorney (one in your state). They take these cases on a contingency basis which means you only have to pay if you succeed. Additionally, initial consultations are usually free. You can use the "Find a Lawyer" service through this website to research medical malpractice attorneys. Then, visit each attorney's website and look for a firm that has a record of successful verdicts. If you are unable to find a lawyer who meets these qualifications within your state, sometimes you may contact an out of state lawyer who can refer you to a qualified attorney in your state while providing support related to the issues of medicine.
Below are some articles you may find helpful. They are written for a New Jersey audience (where I practice) but the ideas discussed in these articles usually apply in most other jurisdictions as well.
Click here for an article that discusses the three main questions I ask when deciding whether to investigate a potential medical malpractice case. This discusses the issue of financial viability.
Click here for an article that explains what you can and should expect when pursuing a medical malpractice case.
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Answered on Jan 12th, 2014 at 8:35 PM