a friend of mine was given an incorrect prescription for her 3 year old son.?

Question

The doctor called in a prescription to the pharmacy for her son. he pharmacist gave her amoxicillian (the correct medicine) and doxicillian h ( the incorrect medicine 40mg twice per day). What should she do? can she sue and if so what publi agencies should she contact?

i apologize for the spelling error. The medicine was doxycycline. The doctor called in the prescriotions and the pharmacy gave her extra medicine that they said the doctor prescribed. She called the doctor and the doctor stated that they did not prescribe the Doxycyline. She gave both prescriptions to her 3 year old son and is very upset because of what could have happened if she had called the pharmacy to ask why the pills were so big for a 3 year old child. She doesnt want this to harm another child.

Answer 1

Is her son okay? She should immediately call her pediatrician and the filling Pharmacy. If possible she should speak to the pharmacist's supervisor. If she wants to explore legal options, she should speak to a local legal-aide organization.

Answer 2

This is the single reason why doctors should not call in prescriptions (unless they are refill renewals) to the pharmacy nor should patients request this service to escape a co-payment for the office visit. Next, the issue at hand is who is wrong? What exactly did the doctor prescribe? Did the pharmacist dispense what the doctor ordered? The parent is responsible to report allergies to the doctor, the doctor prescribes based on the reporting, the pharmacist double checks with the doctor to be sure of the script and the parents to verify allergies. This prevents errors and, most importantly, litigation. If the child did not have an allergic reaction, chalk this one up to experience and see the doctor in his office all the time. If your friend feels the need to pursue this, check the yellow pages for a malpractice attorney. They will obtain the record and determine if the patient received anything other than the accepted standard of care for your state of residence. Good Luck

Answer 3

Doxycycline in a 3 year old is contraindicated. It should never be given. It can actually cause tooth discoloration. It should only be given when that's the only active antibiotic. If I saw a doxycycline prescription for anyone under 16 or so, I would contact the prescriber.

Answer 4

it depends. did she catch the mistake before he took any? also did he have any adverse effects? did he have any that have caused any permanent damage? was the mistake on the doctor's part or the pharmacy's? there are a lot of things to take into consideration. if the mistake was serious enough to cause damage then a suit may be the answer. if not then i wouldn't worry about suing law suits cause every one money not just the person you're suing. trust me. i am currently being sued via my car insurance company over an accident where the woman was stopped at a green light and my abs went out. i couldn't stop or steer. but some how she's still able to sue. all that equals to is way higher rates for me and a gradual increase in every one elses insurance that has insurance through the company. it's a groundless and ridiculous law suit being that my insurance company is already paying all of her medical bills. she was moving around fine at the scene of the accident and now claims she was in so much pain she couldn't lift anything etc. she has a pinched nerve in her neck (or so she says) and now supposedly has to have surgery. oddly enough i've had a pinched nerve in my shoulder for almost 2 years and i haven't even had a doctor mention surgery just ibuprofen 3 times a day or as needed. i move around just fine with it but she's suing because she has one that supposedly came from a car accident. i was only going about 40 when i hit her. the law suit isn't just hurting my insurance company or even just me, but every one that has a policy. same with medical suits. why do you think our health care rates are so high? for every law suit the doctors (not just the one sued) has to pay higher insurance rates for in case they get sued. of course they then raise the rates they charge for service to make up for it. if her son has truly sustained permanent damage i say yes a law suit is called for if not then report them to whatever agency necessary and leave it at that.

Answer 5

If no physical harm was caused by the prescription mistake, you have no grounds for a law suit. Reprimand the pharmacy and move on. Everyone is glad that the error was caught and continue to scrutinize medical treatment because mistakes are sometimes made.

Answer 6

You must be typing wrong as there is no medicine called Doxicillan. Did you mean Doxycycline? Repost your info and make it easier to understand as right now it looks like you are trying to say the doc phoned in one script and the pharmacy gave her 2 scripts and I know that is not what you mean to say. Please repost more clearly

Answer 7

that was a big mistake I hope he is ok, if the wrong prescription caused problems I am sure she can get compensation especially if her son needs more care because of it, she should not have to pay for someone else's mistake not only that but, the doctor should be a descent person and be concerned

Answer 8

she shouldnt sue- everyone in this country is so sue-happy
first u need to find out if the prescription was written wrong or if she was supposed to get both meds-
it could be a pharmacy mix-up not the doctors fault-
either way chill out as long as she caught it before givin it to her daughter and her daughter wasnt adversely affected- chill out!

Answer 9

Ofcourse she can! I believe! I have heared people suing for damn funny reasons that make no sense and still win the bid! anyway! if her son made it without any damage, just let the pharmacist or the doctor go! Humans can make mistake! If her son is saved, thank god and just let the person go by letting him appologize! Afterall, when someone appologizes, he turns his dignity down!

Answer 10

call the pharmacist and explain what happened they should be able to fix they problem unless he died or became very sick from this why sue pharmacist are people they do there best and something make mistakes
if they cant fix it then you have a problem until then just try to work it out reasonably