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August 13, 2005
Misfilled and Mislabeled Prescription
AUGUST 2005 - A confidential settlement was negotiated for Frank A., age 65, after a misfilled and mislabeled prescription caused the loss of the limited vision that remained in his right eye. Mr. A. was previously diagnosed with glacoma in 1984 and was able to maintain what remained of his vision through the daily use of the prescription drug, Alphagan. In January of 2003, a local pharmacy mistakenly provided Mr. A. the contraindicated drug, Prednisolone. The pharmacy also packaged the prescription with a label describing the contents as Alphagan. The confidential settlement was negotiated as the parties prepared for a week-long trial.
Posted by alvarezgarcia at August 13, 2005 10:48 PM
