Common pharmacy negligence claims* in Ireland range from medication and prescription errors to mistakes when informing a customer to errors in storing medications.<\/span><\/p>\nA pharmacy negligence incident can harm the patient, cause a delay in their treatment, and cause an illness to worsen. If you experience pharmacy negligence such as any medication and prescription error, you could have a pharmacy negligence claim*.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nCommon pharmacy negligence claims* in Ireland: <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>- <\/i><\/span>
Medication is given to the wrong customer claim<\/div><\/li>
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Incorrect medication given to a customer claim<\/div><\/li>
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Dosage instruction errors by the pharmacist claim<\/div><\/li>
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Expired or faulty medication dispensed to customer claim<\/div><\/li>
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Contraindicative medications are given to a customer claim<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span>Medication is given to the wrong customer<\/h4><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Medication given to the wrong customer could cause an allergic reaction, putting the person in hospital or slowing their recovery from infection or disease.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nYou may be on medication prescribed after surgery, and receiving the wrong medication could have serious consequences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe pharmacist could give a customer the wrong medication by: <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>- <\/i><\/span>
Putting the wrong name label on the medication bag<\/div><\/li>
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Not checking the person’s name and address against the one on the bag<\/div><\/li>
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Putting the wrong medication into the bag<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
The customer may not realise they have the wrong medication until they suffer a reaction to it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nElderly people, the young or those with poor literacy skills are particularly vulnerable to a wrong medication error by a pharmacist. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>