Pharmacist Malpractice Case Study: Wrong Drug Involving High-Alert Meds Results in $1M Settlement

This case study involves an insured pharmacy under contract to an assisted living facility, and a wrong drug error with a high-alert medication resulting in the patient’s death and a $1 million settlement.
Pharmacists face a variety of malpractice risk exposures in their profession, including wrong drug errors and wrong dose/strength claims-which represent the first, and second most common allegations asserted against pharmacists, as outlined in the Pharmacist Professional Liability Claim Report: 3rd Edition published by HPSO and CNA.