Medication errors can occur in several different ways. A patient may be given a prescription inappropriate to his or her condition. The medication in question is not intended to treat the condition the patient has. The patient has previously been found to have an allergy to the medicine. The patient has a medical condition (such as congestive heart failure or liver problems) that should preclude them from using the medicine. Or, the patient is taking another medication that should not be taken in combination with the medicine in question. The pharmacist may inadvertently give the patient a medication other than the one prescribed. Doctors may prescribe inappropriate dosages or combinations of medications. At many steps, a patient's history of medication allergies or health problems may fail to be obtained. Medications might be accidentally switched between two patients. In any of these cases of medication error, medical malpractice may be at fault. Please contact the Law Office of Ronald R. Benjamin today.