Incorrect Prescription Compensation

If you have been prescribed the wrong medicine to help cure or alleviate the symptoms of your illness, you could be able to claim compensation. The consequences of you receiving the wrong type of medication can be serious and far reaching. If you have received the wrong type of prescription for an illness or injury, you. Could be able to claim incorrect prescription compensation.

To find out whether you can claim incorrect prescription compensation, contact First Personal Injury today.

To assess your claim, contact us on 0333 358 2345 or online. 

GP And Pharmacy Responsibility

Like all professions within the medical world, there is a professional expectation that you will not suffer from unnecessary harm or a lack of safety while receiving medical treatment. For pharmacists, these regulations are outlined by the General Pharmaceutical Council.  If you have suffered from harm due to poor professional behaviour, this would be a case of medical negligence.

Being prescribed the wrong medicine or receiving the wrong medicine from a pharmacy counts as an act of medical negligence. You could be able to claim incorrect prescription compensation as a result of receiving the incorrect medication. If you believe that you have suffered as a result of receiving the wrong prescription, you should speak to a solicitor as soon as possible to assess your case.

There is usually a three-year time limit on claiming for incorrect prescription compensation cases. This time limit will begin from the date that your initial prescription was issued or when it was dispensed if the issue occurred at this stage in the process. To find out whether or not you can claim compensation for your incorrect prescription claim, contact First Personal Injury.

Consequences Of Incorrect Prescriptions

The consequences of being prescribed the wrong prescription by a GP can be quite serious for your health. Some of the consequences of receiving the wrong prescription will depend upon the specifics of your illness or injury that is being treated. However, there are some general consequences that are more likely to occur than others if the wrong medication is prescribed:

• The formation of blood clots.
• The worsening of an infection.
• The worsening of mental health conditions – whether that is due to not receiving the correct medication to help or the medication that you do receive having the possible side effect of causing anxiety or depression.
• No alleviation of symptoms – such as suffering from pain without pain medication to help.
• A general worsening of a medical condition due to not receiving the right prescription to help them recover.
• An allergic reaction.
• Negative unexpected side effects of combing two medications together that normally wouldn’t be allowed to be taken together.

Another issue that could occur is a child being given an adult dosage of medication. There can also be quite serious consequences for children if they are given adult doses of medications, including an overdose which could potentially be life-threatening. This type of issue is more likely to occur on the pharmacist end of receiving a prescription than from the GP. An adult could also receive the wrong dosage of a medication or they could receive the wrong medication because it has been incorrectly labelled. These two issues are also more likely to occur in the pharmacy than in the GP’s office.

If you’ve suffered as a result of receiving the wrong prescription or any of the other issues listed above, you could claim incorrect prescription compensation. To find out whether you have a valid claim and how much your claim could be worth, speak to First Personal Injury today.

Incorrect Prescription Compensation

The amount of incorrect prescription compensation that you are awarded is unique to the specific circumstances of each case. The amount of incorrect prescription compensation that you are awarded for your case will be determined by looking at two categories: general damages and special damages.

General Damages

General damages refers to the physical and emotional damage caused by your injuries or illness. In the simplest terms, it refers to compensation for pain and suffering. This type of compensation also covers any losses of amenity, aka a decrease in ability to function, that has arisen from the injuries sustained in an accident. To view estimates for personal injury types, visit our compensation calculator.

Special Damages

Special damages compensation refers to compensation that covers the financial losses and expenses incurred as a result of an accident or medical negligence. Special damages could help to reclaim a loss of income if you have been unable to work due to complications resulting from you receiving the wrong prescription. Similarly, if you have had to pay to go to a medical appointment or if you had to pay to travel to a medical appointment, you could be able to claim these medical costs back.

Making Personal Injury Claims

If you have suffered a personal injury, you may be entitled to receive compensation. First Personal Injury is available to assist you and ensure that you win the compensation that you deserve.

Contact our specialist team to begin the process, either by phone on 0333 358 2345 or through our online form.