Womans claims that her physician prescribed wrong drug

Medication is prescribed for a number of reasons, from treating migraines to curing skin rashes. When New York residents visit their physician, before they are prescribed anything, they are typically asked if they are allergic to any medications. Unfortunately, even when a patient says he or she is allergic to a specific drug, he or she may still be prescribed a medication that has the drug in it. This appears to be the case with a woman from another state who is now suing for receiving the wrong drug.

A woman alleges that she scheduled an appointment with her physician due to having head congestion and a cough. She informed her physician that she had a medical history of asthma as well as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She also says that she informed the physician that she was allergic to a specific medicine, which was hyrdocodone.

The woman alleges that the physician prescribed her a cough medicine that contained hyrdocodone. Because of this, after she began taking it, she suffered respiratory distresses and anaphylaxis. Due to these ailments arising, she had to be admitted to the hospital. She says that she still continues to suffer from various injuries because of receiving the medication.

It is unfortunate that this woman has had to experience such pain, especially since she claims that she informed her physician of her drug allergy. However, she was still prescribed the wrong drug and has had to face the consequences of such. Now, she is suing, hoping that the court will see things through her eyes and ensure that the physician faces the consequences of prescribing the wrong drug. She may be able to seek and obtain monetary damages for medical expenses, long-term care that may be needed and lost wages, as would anyone in the same situation here in New York.

Source: The Louisiana Record, "Doctor blamed for prescribing allergic patient wrong drug", Kyle Barnett, Aug. 28, 2014