Medication Error Negligence Claims

When you’re given the wrong medication, or the right one at the wrong dose, it’s not just a mistake. It’s a breach of trust, a risk to your health, and in some cases, a life-threatening event.

If you’ve suffered harm due to a prescribing, dispensing, or administration error, Marley Solicitors can help you make a medical negligence claim. We’ll tell you if you have a case. If you do, we’ll fight to get you compensated properly.

What are medication errors?

Medication errors happen when a healthcare professional; a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, or hospital, fails to safely manage your prescription. That includes:

• Prescribing the wrong drug
• Incorrect dosage (too high or too low)
• Giving medication to the wrong patient
• Failing to check for drug allergies
• Dangerous drug interactions not spotted
• Giving expired, contaminated, or unlicensed drugs
• Delays in administering critical medication
• Poor communication between departments or care providers

These errors are preventable. When they happen, it’s not an accident, it’s negligence.

Common examples of harm from medication errors

• Overdose leading to organ damage or death
• Allergic reactions causing anaphylaxis
• Worsening of condition due to missed or incorrect treatment
• Severe side effects from incompatible drug combinations
• Neurological damage from wrong drugs
• Pain or prolonged illness from delays or incorrect antibiotics
• Birth defects due to medication errors during pregnancy

If your health suffered because someone failed to follow protocol, you have every right to ask: What went wrong? Who’s responsible?

Do you have a claim?

Ask yourself:

• Were you given the wrong drug or wrong dose?
• Did your condition get worse due to a medication delay or mistake?
• Were you not warned of side effects or drug interactions?
• Were you harmed by a prescription mix-up at a hospital or pharmacy?
• Did someone in your care suffer a preventable complication or death from a medication error?

If the answer is yes, you may have a valid medical negligence claim. We’ll give you a straight answer.

Who can be held responsible?

• GPs or prescribing doctors
• Hospitals and A&E staff
• Pharmacists or chemists
• Nurses and care home staff
• Private healthcare providers

It doesn’t matter if it was NHS or private, if they failed in their duty of care, we’ll hold them accountable.

What can you claim compensation for?

• Pain and suffering caused by the error
• Worsening of your medical condition
• Emergency care or corrective treatment
• Long-term health complications
• Psychological trauma or anxiety
• Loss of income or ability to work
• Funeral costs and loss of dependency (in fatal cases)

Compensation isn’t just about money, it’s about recognition, justice, and helping you recover what you’ve lost.

Why Marley Solicitors?

Because we’re not here to sugar-coat anything. If you’ve been harmed by medical incompetence, we’ll say so, and we’ll do something about it.

• Specialist medical negligence team with experience in prescription error claims
• No win, no fee: You don’t pay unless we win
• Access to independent pharmacology and toxicology experts
• Clear, honest advice from day one – no jargon, no waffle

We handle every case with urgency, precision, and compassion.

Time limits – Don’t miss out

You have 3 years from the date of the negligence, or from when you first realised it caused harm.

In fatal cases, families have 3 years from the date of death to bring a claim.

For children, claims can be brought at any time before they turn 18, then they have until 21 to take legal action.

Speak to a Medication Error Solicitor Today

Prescription mistakes are avoidable. If you or a loved one was harmed by poor medication handling, let Marley Solicitors help you claim what you’re owed.

Call us now on 01772 282600
Or fill in the form below to start your claim

One conversation. No pressure. Just straight legal advice.