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The
Growing Problem of Drug Errors
The growing problem of dangerous drugs -
inadequately tested drugs - on the market and the errors in
prescriptions or administration of safe drugs is a growing problem in
America. If you or a loved one has suffered from product liability or
medical malpractice, contact Beth Janicek.
There is no obligation. If
she is unable to personally assist you, she can refer you to competent
legal counsel.
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Beth
Sutherland Janicek primarily handles Texas cases but can refer
your case to competent trail lawyers in any location in the United
States.
She has
successfully represented clients on a wide range of cases – from
nursing home or hospital violations of older patients, to personal
injury cases involving vehicles, medical malpractice and product
liability. Her legal representation as a trial lawyer in the
personal injury area has involved settlements concerning faulty automobiles
and tires.
Cases of abuse in nursing homes, hospitals and
rehabilitation clinics often involve violations and malpractice – or
just negligence – by doctors, nurses, aides or other staff that result
in suffering and/or death. A common problem receiving much national
attention or medical errors, where professional administer the wrong
drug or dosage to a patient.
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About Beth Janicek
 Beth
Janicek, a Board Certified Personal Injury Lawyer. has
recovered millions of dollars for her clients in product liability,
medical malpractice, personal injury, elder abuse and nursing home
negligence cases.
She fights to make it
right.
Her mission is helping
families who have suffered due to the neglect of others.
Areas of Practice, Interests:
As a highly successful trial lawyer, she focuses on cases
involving product liability, personal injury (on-the-job, vehicle and other injury or
accidental death caused by others), nursing home negligence and malpractice, as well as, cases
of elder abuse, brain injury, wrongful death, and premises liability.
State
Bar: Certified in Personal Injury Law by
the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Beth was admitted to
State Bar of Texas in 1993. She is licensed to practice law before the U.S. District Court of the Western District
of Texas. She
Education: She received
a bachelor's degree from Texas A & M University (B.A., 1989) and a
law degree from St. Mary's University (J.D., 1993). Beth was born
in Pasadena, Texas,
grew up in San Angelo and
finished high school in San Antonio.
Membership:
Beth is a member in a number of professional organizations
for attorneys including:
 American
Trial Lawyers Association
Texas Trial Lawyers
Association
San
Antonio Trial Lawyers Association
Elder Abuse Committee,
San Antonio Bar Association
San Antonio Bar
Association
AIEG,
Inc. 2000
No charge to evaluate your case and medical
records.
No fees for service unless we recover for you.
* One of the leaders in nursing home negligence
cases filed in Bexar County (San Antonio, Texas) in 2002-03.
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Law Offices of Beth S. Janicek
Trial Lawyers fighting Drug
Dangers, Product Liability, Nursing Home
Negligence, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Elder Abuse Matters
100 Sandau, Suite 101 • San Antonio, Texas 78216
(210) 366-4949 • Toll Free 1-877-79LEGAL
(795-3425) • Fax (210) 979-6804
Beth@BethJanicek.com •
http://BethJanicek.com
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The Growing Problem of Drug Medication Errors
FDA Magazine - Since 1992, the Food and Drug Administration has received about
20,000 reports of medication errors. These are voluntary reports, so
the number of medication errors that actually occur is thought to be
much higher. There is no "typical" medication error, and health
professionals, patients, and their families are all involved. Some
examples:
• A physician ordered a 260-milligram preparation of Taxol for a
patient, but the pharmacist prepared 260 milligrams of Taxotere
instead. Both are chemotherapy drugs used for different types of
cancer and with different recommended doses. The patient died several
days later....
• An elderly patient with rheumatoid arthritis died after receiving
an overdose of methotrexate--a 10-milligram daily dose of the drug
rather than the intended 10-milligram weekly dose. Some dosing mix-ups
have occurred because daily dosing of methotrexate is typically used
to treat people with cancer, while low weekly doses of the drug have
been prescribed for other conditions, such as arthritis, asthma, and
inflammatory bowel disease.
• One patient died because 20 units of insulin was abbreviated as "20
U," but the "U" was mistaken for a "zero." As a result, a dose of 200
units of insulin was accidentally injected.
• A patient developed a fatal hemorrhage when given another patient's
prescription for the blood thinner warfarin.
These and other medication errors
reported to the FDA may stem from poor communication, misinterpreted
handwriting, drug name confusion, lack of employee knowledge, and lack
of patient understanding about a drug's directions.
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*South Texas –
Some of the communities in this area are Kerrville, Boerne, Bexar County,
Floresville, Texas Valley, Laredo, McAllen, Harlingen, Corpus Christi,
Victoria, Pleasanton, San Angelo, Junction, Medina County, Texas, Rio Grande
City, Starr County, Brownsville, Kingsville, Robstown, Alice, Duval, San
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