What can I do if I recently got diagnosed with strep throat and was prescribed an antibiotic that I was allergic to?
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What can I do if I recently got diagnosed with strep throat and was prescribed an antibiotic that I was allergic to?
From day one I was having side affects and, by day 2, I was having a full blown allergic reaction. It was a walk-in clinic that I went to and I specifically told them several times that I was allergic to penicillin and all medications in that family. Due to this adverse reaction I missed 2 days of work.
Asked on October 3, 2014 under Malpractice Law, Massachusetts
Answers:
Anne Brady / Law Office of Anne Brady
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
Unless they prescribed you penicillin or a close relative and lied to you about it and/or gave it to you directly rather than prescribing it, there is no claim for medical malpractice. People who are allergic to one antibiotic often times develop allergies to other antibiotics over time. A doctor can not know what additional allegies may have developed.
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