Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in New Jersey

Prescribed Wrong Medication

Hello, I filled a prescription at a local Walgreens Pharmacy on Monday, March 12, 2007. The prescription called for 12 Tylenol #3. On Wednesday I looked in the bottle for whatever reason and I saw that mixed in were at least three Tylenol #4. I called the pharmacy and was apologized to. My question, i guess, is there any legal ramifications that can happen for their negligence? Thank you.


Asked on 3/15/07, 10:06 am

4 Answers from Attorneys
Jef Henninger, Esq Law Offices of Jef Henninger, Esq.

Re: Prescribed Wrong Medication

As the other attorneys said, only if you actually took them and got sick. Otherwise, no.

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Answered on 3/19/07, 11:24 am
Scott Diamond DIAMONDLAWYER

Re: Prescribed Wrong Medication

did you take any of the wrong medication? If so , your case may have some negligible value.

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Answered on 3/15/07, 10:08 am
Frank Pintauro Donohue & Partners, PC

Re: Prescribed Wrong Medication

If you took the wrong medication and became sick or were otherwise injured, then you may have a case. Every personal injury lawsuit requires negligence and some type of tangible damage caused by that negligence.

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Answered on 3/15/07, 2:31 pm
Arthur Newmark Arthur Newmark, M.D.. Esq

Re: Prescribed Wrong Medication

I cannot speak to whether there are �any� legal ramifications to this kind of error, only whether I personally would take this as a medical malpractice case. I would not take this case because, according to what you have said, you�ve not suffered any harm from this error.

Personal injury lawyers, in general, will provide free phone screening of your case, so if you are interested in pursuing a possible recovery, I encourage you to go to the Yellow Pages and beginning calling personal-injury attorneys to see if anyone is interested in handling this case.

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Answered on 3/15/07, 6:23 pm


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