Posts tagged prescription

• How You Can Help Yourself Avoid Misfilled Prescriptions

  Laurie Briggs | June 08, 2011 3:07 PM | 1 CommentWest Palm Beach, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  You’ve likely read about it in a newspaper or heard about it happening on television, but sadly, drug mix-ups happen and they could cost you your life! An article published in the June...

• FDA Addresses Medical Errors And $4 Billion Pricetag

  Eddie Farah | November 06, 2009 1:29 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  As we look at saving money on health care spending, Americans should consider drugs, specifically the huge cost of medical errors involving prescriptions. Medication interactions, a mix-up in the...

• Free Drug Samples: Does it Really Benefit a Patient?

  C. Todd Alley | September 08, 2009 2:40 PM | 2 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A problem we have come across time and again in our personal injury practice is that drug samples handed out by medical providers are often not well-documented (if even documented at all) in our...

• Statute of Limitations for Personal Injury Lawsuits

  Sandy Grinnell | September 03, 2009 6:00 AM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A statute of limitations is a special kind of statute that limits the time in which a plaintiff who has a claim can bring that claim in the courts. For this reason, the statute of limitations can...

• Doctor, Pharmacist Errors Lead to Acetaminophen Overdoses

  Joe Saunders | July 13, 2009 2:50 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  When doctors prescribe pain medicines such as Percocet and instruct their patients to take one or two pills every four hours, they may be liable for acetaminophen overdoses. While prescribing such...

• The New Drug Monitoring System – What’s Happening Behind the Scenes?

  Don Greiwe | July 07, 2009 4:00 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Last month Governor Charlie Crist (R. – FL) signed the new “pill mill haven” bill into law. The new law is an effort to shed south Florida’s reputation of being a haven for...

• FDA Will Issue Warning about Tamoxifen and Certain Anti-Depressants

  Joe Saunders | June 03, 2009 8:50 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Tamoxifen has been widely used for years to stem the recurrence of breast cancer. However, a study released this past week by the American Society for Clinical Oncology has found that women who are...

• Mystery Compound That Killed Horses In Florida To Be Revealed

  Eddie Farah | April 24, 2009 10:17 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Early this week, the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine may release the name of the drug that killed 21 polo horses as they were getting ready to compete in a Florida match. The...

• Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch Costing Consumers And J&J

  Eddie Farah | November 26, 2008 9:59 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  It’s hard to believe it is still on the market. Johnson & Johnson has paid about $69 million to settle hundreds of lawsuits by women who used the Ortho Evra birth-control patch. Unlike...

• Just One Or Two Drinks Can Be Fatal Mixed With Medication

  Eddie Farah | August 09, 2008 5:31 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Alcohol and prescription drugs don’t mix according to the latest Public Citizen annual “Worst Pills, Best Pills” report. Even if you are a light drinker, the nonprofit consumer group warns against...