Category: Medications and Overdose

When Preventable Medication Mistakes Cause Serious Harm

Jonathan Stone April 3, 2026 No Comments

Medications play a critical role in modern healthcare, helping patients manage chronic conditions, treat infections, and recover from serious illness. However, when medications are prescribed, dispensed, or administered incorrectly, the…

Pharmacy teams in ER may help improve patient safety

Jonathan Stone January 4, 2013 No Comments

Doctors in Chicago write numerous prescriptions each week, and careful consideration should be made by a doctor each time a patient needs medicine in order to protect patients from medication…

Chicago patients beware: Off-label medication use can be hazardous

Jonathan Stone September 13, 2012 No Comments

Medication is a common form of treatment for many illnesses and health complications Chicago patients suffer. While patients place their complete trust in doctors when it comes to prescription drugs,…

Heart patient medication errors common after hospital stay

Jonathan Stone July 20, 2012 No Comments

Patients are dependent upon Chicago physicians and pharmacists for correct prescription drugs and dosages. Medication errors, including failing to inform patients about negative side effects of prescription drugs, can lead…

E-prescriptions could reduce serious, fatal medication errors

Jonathan Stone May 22, 2012 No Comments

Think of how many times you have gone to your doctor for an illness and been prescribed an antibiotic or other drug to treat your condition. Chances are you, your…

SimplyThick Could be Dangerous for Some Premature Infants

Jonathan Stone July 15, 2011 No Comments

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that premature infants born before 37 weeks should not be given SimplyThick. The FDA warning comes after the agency received 15 reports of…

Study Finds Overdoses in Children’s Narcotic Prescriptions

Jonathan Stone May 20, 2011 No Comments

A recent study conducted by the Medical University of South Carolina found a high number of infants’ narcotic prescriptions contain medication errors, putting young children at risk for overdoses. Inaccurate…

Recent Study Finds Five Characteristics Involved in Most Hospital Prescription Errors

Jonathan Stone February 18, 2011 No Comments

According to one of the latest medical studies, the good news is that most prescription errors in hospitals can be narrowed down to a handful of characteristics. The bad news…

Narcotic Overdose and Other Problems

Jonathan Stone March 27, 2009 No Comments

We are frequently asked to review cases where a family suspects that their loved one may have died from a negligent overdose of painkillers (opioid narcotics, oxycodone, etc). In analyzing…

Deceased woman’s family awarded $16.6 million for pain patch lawsuit

Jonathan Stone January 16, 2009 No Comments

An Illinois state jury found Johnson & Johnson (J&J) must pay $16.6 million to the family of a Chicago-area women who died after using a Duragesic patch. Janice DiCosolo died…

Antibiotic Overdose

Jonathan Stone January 16, 2009 No Comments

In 2007, 40 million prescriptions of fluoroquinolone antibiotics were given to US patients despite the fact that other antibiotics may be more appropriate or even unnecessary. This is no small…

FDA Wants Better Warnings For Sleep Medications

Jonathan Stone March 18, 2007 No Comments

SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 The FDA has asked manufacturers of thirteen sleep medications to give stronger, more detailed warnings regarding the dangers of using these medications. Some dangers include…

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