Paydens Pharmacy Wrong Medication Compensation Claim

How Do I Make A Negligence Claim Against Paydens Pharmacy?

Within this guide, we shall demonstrate that if you are harmed due to Paydens Pharmacy negligence, you could be in a position to make a prescription negligence claim. The process of making a medical negligence claim is very similar to making personal injury claims, so if you have read any of our other accident and injury guides, you should see the many similarities.

Paydens Pharmacy Negligence

You might need additional information that we have not covered in this guide. If you do need more information and advice, you can speak to our claims team on 0800 073 8804. One of our claim advisors will be happy to provide you with any help you need and advise you on how to proceed with your claim.

Select A Section:

• A Guide To Paydens Pharmacy Prescription Error Claims
• What Is Wrong Medication Negligence By A Pharmacy?
• Pharmacy Wrong Medication Statistics
• What Could Cause A Pharmacy To Make A Wrong Medication Error?
• Types Of Wrong Medication Errors Made By Pharmacists
• How May Pharmacy Customers Health Be Impacted?
• Steps To Take To Stop Pharmacy Negligence
• Compensation Calculator For Wrong Medication Negligence By A Pharmacy
• What Other Types Of Compensation Could I Claim?
• No Win, No Fee Negligence Claims Against Paydens Pharmacy
• Why Should You Choose Legal Expert?
• Start A Negligence Claim Against A Paydens Pharmacy
• Essential Resources

A Guide To Paydens Pharmacy Negligence Claims

If Paydens Pharmacy gave you the wrong medication, then this guide could be of use to you. We will take a look at the process of making a medical negligence claim, which is very similar to the process that a personal injury solicitor would follow for an accident or injury claim.

To start things off, we give a brief introduction on what pharmacy errors are, and why if your health suffers because of such an error, you could be eligible to make a compensation claim.

The middle part of this guide looks at specific information about pharmacy errors. We start with some key statistics related to medication errors and follow this up with a list of some common causes of mistakes made in a pharmacy. Next, we’ll look at some of the mistakes that can be made when dispensing medication and provide you with several steps that you can take if you are affected by one.

Towards the end of this guide, we cover the financial aspects of bringing such a claim against Paydens Pharmacy. We have included a table that could assist you in working out how much compensation you might be able to claim, as well as a list of some of the kinds of damages you could be able to claim for. No Win, No Fee claims are covered as well. We explain how they work and why, for some people, they are a good way for them to get the legal help they need.

You might need additional information that this guide doesn’t include. If you want more advice about making a claim after being given the wrong medication due to negligence, just give our claims team a call and talk to one of our claim advisors. They will answer any questions you have, provide any more information that you need, and also explain how we can help you to get your claim started.

What Is Negligence By A Pharmacy?

In this section, we take a look at what a dispensing error by a Paydens pharmacist could constitute. We’ll also explain the duty of care a pharmacy has towards patients that visit it.

A pharmacist is classed as a medical professional, just like a GP, nurse, or surgeon. This means that the pharmacist and all of the staff in the pharmacy employs are expected to deal with patients in a manner that does cause them any unnecessary harm. When a mistake is made in the process of dispensing medication, then this duty of care has not been fulfilled. Therefore, it could be possible for the patient who has suffered harm to make a compensation claim.

It is important to note that the patient whose health has suffered due to a pharmaceutical error will need to prove that negligence took place at the pharmacy. Without this proof, a claim would not be possible. Additionally, there would need to be evidence that the symptoms suffered by the claimant would not have occurred without them falling foul of a pharmaceutical error.

If you would like some solid advice on how to go about proving negligence, please speak to our claims team and one of our advisors can help you further.

Pharmacy Wrong Medication Statistics

According to a study carried out by Manchester University, it’s estimated that somewhere in the region of 237 million prescription errors happen in NHS England each year, such as a patient receiving the wrong medication. In some cases, these errors can lead to patient deaths.

Deaths related to Avoidable Drug Reactions (ADR) are estimated to total up to 22,000 or more across the country. However, the good news is that around 75% of all pharmaceutical errors result in no harm being caused to the patient.

As we can see, mistakes made when dispensing drugs to patients is quite prolific in the UK. Anyone who receives the wrong medication or the wrong instructions for taking their medication could be able to make a claim if they suffer physical harm due to the mistake.

What Could Cause A Pharmacy To Make A Wrong Medication Error?

In this section, we look at some of the underlying causes of pharmacy mistakes. These are only errors that could occur in a pharmacy, we have not covered mistakes made by a GP. Mistakes could happen because of::

• Inexperienced, poorly trained, or inadequately supervised staff.
• A system-related breakdown. For example, a label printer that has become faulty.
• Mistakes made when stocking shelves or picking medication to make up a prescription.
• Communication errors between the pharmacist and the GP.

These are all examples of the kinds of things that can lead to a pharmaceutical error being made. In the same way, you can make a claim for an accident using a personal injury lawyer, you can use a negligence lawyer to claim for pharmaceutical errors that negatively affect your health.

Types Of Wrong Medication Errors Made By Pharmacists

If a pharmacy has made a mistake, then the pharmacist could be guilty of gross negligence. Many mistakes can happen at a pharmacy, for example:

• Administrative errors, such as putting the wrong medication into boxes for dispensing.
• Giving a patient the wrong medication.
• Not providing the correct instructions to a patient for taking medication.
• Dispensing the right medication, but at the wrong dose.
• Mixing up prescriptions and giving them to the wrong patients.
• Not checking the prescription before handing it to the patient.

These are all good examples of the kinds of mistakes that can take place at a pharmacy, leading to a patient suffering health problems. Our claims team can help you to find out if you have a potentially valid claim. Call them today on 0800 073 8804.

How May Pharmacy Customers Health Be Impacted?

If you are the victim of medical negligence by a pharmacist or any of the staff working in the pharmacy, this can result in your health being negatively impacted in some way. For instance:

• Your illness will go untreated, as you will not have taken the correct medication, meaning it could become worse.
• You could suffer an allergic reaction or full-blown anaphylaxis by taking medication you are allergic to.
• You could suffer an overdose if you are given the wrong dose of medication or the wrong instructions on when to take your medication.

These are all examples of negligence at a pharmacy that could harm a patient in some way. If you believe you have suffered due to a similar mistake, please speak to our claims team. One of our claim advisors will evaluate your claim for you, and let you know how to proceed.

Steps To Take To Stop Pharmacy Negligence

Although it is the responsibility of the pharmacist and the pharmacy staff to ensure that you get the right medication, there are some things you can do to protect yourself even further, such as:

• Don’t be afraid to ask your pharmacist to verify anything you feel is wrong about the prescription you have been given.
• Check each box and also the sheet of instructions inside each box to make sure you have the correct information.
• If you are taking other medication, you can check with your pharmacist to make sure it is safe to take your new medication at the same time.
• If you have been receiving a regular repeat prescription for some time, consider scheduling an appointment with your GP to check whether it is still appropriate to be taking the medication.

Taking steps such as these will act as a final check before leaving the pharmacy. If you don’t check your own medication and you have been given the wrong type, then you could be able to make a claim if you are harmed due to this mistake. A medical negligence claim proceeds in a similar manner to a personal injury claim, with a solicitor processing the claim for you. Call our claims team for more information on 0800 073 8804.

Compensation Calculator For Wrong Medication Negligence By A Pharmacy

You may have previously used some kind of online personal injury claims calculator to get a rough idea of how much compensation you could be entitled to. We find such calculators difficult to use, so instead, we’ve put together this handy table setting out the potential values of relevant injuries. The figures in this table are taken from the Judicial College Guidelines, a legal publication used by solicitors and the courts to help value claims.  

If you would like to receive a more accurate estimate of the level of damages that you could be able to claim, based on the unique circumstances of your claim, then please speak to one of our advisors on 0800 073 8804.

What Other Types Of Compensation Could I Claim?

If you have been prescribed the wrong medication or given the wrong medication by a pharmacy, then if your claim is a success, the compensation settlement that you receive could potentially be made up of two different heads of claim: general damages and special damages.

General damages compensate you for the physical and mental pain, suffering and loss of amenity inflicted by the injury. The level of compensation paid depends upon factors such as how much pain and suffering the victim went through, whether they had to undergo traumatic or intrusive treatment such as surgery, and whether there will be any long-term impairment or disability. This category could also cover:

• General pain and suffering – at the time of the accident/incident, and also whilst receiving emergency treatment.
• Shock and trauma – at the time of the accident/incident, the trauma of being injured/becoming ill and having to receive emergency treatment.
• Psychological damage – such as post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, new phobias and depression.
• Painful treatment – if you will need repeated treatment and your recovery will take quite some time.
• Permanent disabilities – if you will never heal fully from your injuries/illness, and you will be disabled for the rest of your life.
• Loss of life quality – if your injuries/illness will leave you with a reduced capacity to enjoy life, such as brain damage that results in the victim losing cognitive function.

Special damages are intended to compensate you for any financial losses or expenses that you have incurred or will incur in the future, as a direct result of the injury or illness. It is important to note that when a claim is made for financial loss, then evidence of such losses has to be supplied. For example, bills, receipts and invoices would need to be kept to claim back the expenses incurred. This category could include damages such as:

• Out of pocket expenses – such as travel costs for going for treatment or to deal with the claim itself, such as visiting your solicitor.
• Care costs – to cover the cost of having to hire a nurse to care for you at home, or to hire in help to maintain your home and handle chores.
• Private medical costs – it’s possible to claim for the costs of private medical treatment that was required for your recovery and that could not be had for free on the National Health Service (NHS).
• Lost income – to compensate for lost wages/salary, either partially or in full, due to taking time away from work while your injury/illness healed.
• Lessened employment prospects – if your ongoing income will be negatively affected because you can no longer work as effectively as before, or you have had to give up work entirely because of your injuries/illness.

These are some of the common types of damages you might receive when you make a negligence claim. If you would like to know which ones might be applicable in your own circumstances, then please speak to a member of our claims team today on 0800 073 8804.

No Win, No Fee Negligence Claims Against Paydens Pharmacy

When we provide you with a solicitor to process your claim for you, you will gain access to a legal service with over 30 years of experience. Our lawyers will offer to handle your claim under a No Win, No Fee agreement. This is also sometimes referred to as a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA).

By engaging a solicitor under a CFA, you are getting the legal expertise you need to help with your claim, and also ensuring that you are not exposing yourself to financial risk.You won’t be asked to pay any fees upfront or while your lawyer is processing your claim for you. If the claim fails, then you won’t have to pay any of your solicitor’s fees.

When the claim is a success though, the lawyer might ask you for a small contribution toward their costs. This is known as a success fee and would be deducted from any compensation awarded at the end of the claim. This success fee is legally capped and will be agreed with you before the claim begins. 

As you can see, you do not pay any lawyer’s fees at all until your claim has been won. If you would like more information about how a No Win, No Fee claim works, then please speak to one of our claim advisors who will be happy to provide you with any information you need.

Why Should You Choose Legal Expert?

Here at Legal Expert, we have come up with a very simple, easy to follow, three-step claims process. All you have to do to get the legal help you need and to get your claim started, is to follow these steps.

1. Reach out to our claims team who will answer all of your questions, and provide you with key information, such as the claims time limit that will apply in your case.
2. One of our claim advisors will talk over your claim with you, inform you of your legal options, and advise you on the best way to get your claim underway. If they believe your claim has merit, they’ll put you in touch with a specialist medical negligence solicitor from our panel. 
3. One of our clinical negligence solicitors will begin to process your claim for you. They will do all they can to ensure that your claim is a success and that you receive the maximum level of compensation possible.

These three steps are all you need to take, to make sure that you are doing all you can to ensure your claim is handled professionally.

Start A Negligence Claim Against A Paydens Pharmacy

Were you given the wrong medication, or provided with the wrong information by a pharmacy? Did your health suffer because of this pharmaceutical error? If so, we can help you! All you have to do is contact our claims team on 0800 073 8804. One of our claim advisors will answer any questions you have and will help you get your claim started right away.

Essential Resources

These external links lead to pages with more information on issues similar to Paydens Pharmacy Negligence:

How To Reduce Prescription Errors

The National Health Service (NHS) Safety Policy

Raising Concerns About A Pharmacy

You might also like to read these additional, related guides:

• Boots Pharmacy Claims
• Tesco Pharmacy Claims
• How To Claim Against A Pharmacy
• Day Lewis Pharmacy Wrong Medication Claim
• Claiming If A Doctor Has Prescribed The Wrong Medication
• Who Is Responsible For A Medication Error?
• Lloyds Pharmacy Wrong Medication Claims Guide

Written by Wheeler

Edited by Billing