A prescription error claim* is the legal process to get compensation for the impact on your life of medical negligence with your medications. You may have a life-changing injury after a prescription error and could claim compensation from the medical professional.

Prescription errors are common in Ireland. A recent 2024 survey from the State Claims Agency shows that pharmacists and other frontline dispensing outlets report 41.6% of all prescription errors in Ireland. There were more than 69,800 reported medication incidents in Ireland during the five years of the survey. Over 6% of medication errors in Ireland resulted in severe harm, which is a high number in real terms. 

The medical professional prescribing the medication, the GP, or the hospital doctor owes you a duty of care, as does the pharmacy dispensing the prescription. If there is a breach of that duty of care, you may have a prescription error compensation claim.

O’Brien & Company Solicitors in Dublin have the medical negligence experience to make your prescription error claim*.

Common prescription error claim*s range from an allergic reaction to the wrong medication to brain damage and death from getting the wrong prescription at the pharmacy.

You make a prescription error claim* for the effect on your life today and in the future of medical negligence with your medications.
Common prescription error claim*s in Ireland:

Getting the wrong person’s prescription at the pharmacy can happen if the pharmacy does not double-check the prescription before filling it.

The wrong person’s prescription will have a person’s medication other than yours, and they could interact with the medications you are already taking.

Wrong person’s prescription errors:

You can make a prescription error medical negligence claim* for injury due to taking the wrong medication.

Prescription errors by the hospital doctor claims are for when you get an incorrect prescription when leaving the care of the hospital.

There may be an error with a prescription you get from the A&E doctor who did not read your notes or examine you properly when in the Emergency Department.

The hospital consultant may make a prescription error after a diagnosis of cancer or a condition such as diabetes or a neurological issue.

Administration staff may fail to send an updated prescription to the pharmacy after an appointment with the consultant.

O’Brien & Company medical negligence solicitors in Dublin can make your prescription error claim*.

Prescription errors by hospital staff could have an impact on your health and cause a delay in your treatment or make you very ill.

The nursing staff and doctors must check all medications against the prescription and patient notes before giving them to you when on the ward.

Types of prescription errors by hospital staff claims:

O’Brien & Company Solicitors will work with you and help make a valid hospital prescription error claim* for compensation.

Wrong prescription from the GP is a claim seen in many medical negligence cases in Ireland. The GP is often the first person we deal with when ill, and we rely on them not to make a medical negligence error with a prescription.

Types of GP wrong prescription claims:

You may have a medical negligence claim* if you suffer a personal injury due to a prescription error.

Wrong dose instructions prescription errors may happen when the doctor does not read the medical notes properly or is not careful when writing a prescription for the patient.

Types of medical negligence claim*s for wrong dose instructions:

Wrong dose instructions can cause illness, delay effective treatment, and could cause an allergic reaction in a patient.

O’Brien & Company medical negligence solicitors in Dublin have an experienced team in place to work with you when claiming for prescription errors.

A medical professional can be responsible for the prescription error medical negligence. A hospital consultant, a GP or a pharmacist owes you a duty of care, and if they breach that duty of care, then you may have a compensation claim.

A medical professional who may be responsible for prescription error medical negligence:

The prescription error medical negligence can cause an allergic reaction, induce a coma, and damage internal organs. Any prescription error can affect your recovery from a condition or cause you to need a stronger medication than necessary.

O’Brien & Company medical negligence solicitors can be with you when making a prescription error compensation claim.

Compensation for prescription error medical negligence in Ireland could see you receiving money to cover your costs and losses. You get compensation for the pain and other effects on your life of taking the wrong medication or taking the incorrect dose of a medication.

When a medical professional breaches their duty of care to you, they may put your life in danger and cause you unnecessary suffering. In many cases, the effects could last for life, such as when you suffer a reaction to a medication or you are taking the wrong medication for a long time.

Medical negligence compensation differs from claim to claim. You could be incapacitated for life and need full-time care due to the medical negligence, or you may be out of work and lose income to your home.

There is not one fixed amount of compensation for medical negligence, and you seek compensation for your losses, known as damages, in a medical negligence claim*.

In Ireland, a compensation claim for medical negligence is a combination of two types of damages.

The two types of damages in a prescription error claim* cover the immediate effects on your life and the impact on your future life.

You claim damages for the pain and suffering, as well as the damages of loss of income and the need to make adaptations to the home and car, and other changes to your life.

The damages in a prescription error medical negligence claim* in Ireland are:

Prescription error medical negligence happens when the hospital doctor, GP or the pharmacy fails in their duty of care to you, the patient. The medical professional must check and double-check the prescription before they write it, and the pharmacy must do so before they give medication to the patient.

The prescription error can have serious implications for the patient, causing many life-threatening conditions, and the patient may have a medical negligence compensation claim.

A prescription error may be caused by:

If you are a victim of a prescription error, you may have a compensation claim.

O’Brien & Company, medical negligence solicitors in Dublin, have the experience to handle your prescription error compensation claim.

The potential effects of a prescription error range from unnecessary suffering, a condition becoming more difficult to treat and even the death of a patient. The personal injury of suffering due to errors with a prescription can result in spending time in hospital and possibly needing intensive care or emergency medical intervention.

The medical professional has a duty of care to the patient. If they breach that duty of care and cause you or a loved one an injury, you may have a medical negligence compensation claim.

Potential effects of a prescription error medical negligence:

A prescription error can cause significant pain and discomfort until the patient is prescribed the correct medication. The patient may be ill and could need hospital treatment due to a prescription error medical negligence.

O’Brien & Company medical negligence solicitors can look at the details of the prescription errors and see if you have a valid compensation claim.

Make a medical negligence claim* today by contacting O’Brien & Company Solicitors in Dublin.

We have the experience in medical negligence and can fight any prescription error claim* until you get the compensation you deserve.

You are the one who suffered an allergic reaction due to taking the wrong medication or had to be hospitalised when you were on too high a dose of a medication, and you should get the compensation.

O’Brien & Company Solicitors have an experienced legal team in place to make the compensation claim and will be with you at every step of the claims process.

Contact O’Brien & Company medical negligence solicitors to make your prescription error claim* today.