What to do if I was prescribed the wrong dosage and I’m asking the doctor to pay for the hospital visit?
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What to do if I was prescribed the wrong dosage and I’m asking the doctor to pay for the hospital visit?
I was prescribed the wrong dosage and visited the ER because of the reaction. All I ask is for them to take care of the hospital bill but the doctor’s office kept on insisting that the symptoms I was having were not related to the drugs. What is the next step that I can take to handle this situation?
Asked on May 11, 2012 under Malpractice Law, Idaho
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Being prescribed the wrong dosage can be malpractice (basically, careless or negligent medical practice). However, the problem for you is that even if this is malpractice and the doctor should pay, it is almost impossible to recover the money from them. That is because if they will not pay voluntarily, you would have to sue to seek compensation; however, malpractice suits are expensive, because to pursue one, you need to hire a medical expert to provide an opinion as to the cause of the injury. It if very likely that the cost of the suit (including the expert)--which you would have to bear yourself; the doctor you sue does not generally have to pay for your costs of suit--would outweigh what you hope to recover.
The above applies to the possibility of seeking monetary compensation. If you are looking for some measure of fairness or justice, you might consider reporting the incident to the state agency/authority which licenses doctors and making a complaint,
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