Can you sue a doctor in the UK for prescribing you an overdose (ie double what you should take)?
96215
of course! but you just have to make sure that your source is extremely reliable regarding dosage.
915502
I know :)  Liability maybe?\n\nTry Dr Sears for dosing in pounds, for kilos divide lbs by 2.2\nhttp://www.askdrsears.com/html/8/T089101.asp\n\nGood luck
901223
you need to report this to the college of pharmacy. It will be in the phone book. This is very serious they could have killed you . Don't wait report it imediately, before they kill some one.  My daughter nearly died in a similar insident. I reported it and they disaplined the pharmacist.
743453
As i said before get a solicitor and he will look at all the information you have.Sounds to me the solicitor will sue them for negligance.I had a bad fall 7 years ago down a pot hole right outside the bus stop when i was getting off a bus.I had to have a operation to repair a main ligament which came off the lateral side off my ankle.In plaster cast for 6 wks,then physio for 2 mths.The council admitted lybility and i was offered £24,000 which i accepted.Also the council payed all expensies for the operation in a private hospital,physio treatment.You have a strong case here and sounds to me you will be awarded if won alot more then me as i have not goune through all what you have,also all the operations you have had to recieve,and off course your age.Good Luck
711593
A lethal dose can vary from person to person depending on numerous different factors.  Taking over the recommended dose of any medication can potentially be harmful.  With that said taking the recommended dose of some medications can be harmful, but if you are prescribed something it's probably for a reason (benefits out-weight the risk). Anyways I'm kind of worried why you asked this.  If you think you overdosed immediately call poison control or 911!  If you think your dosage is too high or too low, contact your physician and they will help you make  adjustments to your prescription.  If you are thinking of overdosing, please visit your family physician as they can probably help you work out a few things.
1017629
maybe not sue but they should pay for any medical expenses if  their neglect caused the problem.  if you know for a fact the several people have tripped over the same area and the business knows about the hazard and refuses to do anything about it yes you might have a case.\n\nBUT\n\nIf you tripped over you own two feet the business could not have prevented that , you might think about suing your parents though.  you probable inherited big feet or being clumsy from them.  So they are more at fault then the business is especially if you are always tripping over things even when there is nothing there to trip over.
95962
It would depend on how bad the case was. I would go to the doctor for it, because there is medicine they will prescribe you for it.
109566
Be very careful taking products like this.  Have you talked to your doctor?  Do it the safe way, under a doctor's supervision.
859389
Assuming you are in the UK: It is a Class A proscribed drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.  If you are caught with it in your possession and it is a small amount, consistent with personal use, then you are likely to be cautioned the first time round and be taken to court on subsequent occasions. If it is a larger amount, then you could find yourself facing a charge of possession with intent to supply, for which the penalties are far more serious.  It isn't worth being caught in that position.  It could harm your prospects.
373882
You may or may not have a case, i guess i dont know the details. If he discussed the case with the cashier in an effort to solve the problem of who has the script, I dont think it would be a privacy violation (I maybe wrong) especially if he didnt disclose to her what drug you were taking. And its going to be hard to prove by word of mouth that this isnt what happened. If it was a personal conversation though and then it would probably be a HIPPA violation.  I'm an intern in pharmacy school but I'm not a legal expert so I don't know every little detail and what counts as a HIPPA violation and what doesnt. Also, if they end up not having that your ex isnt allowed to pick up your Rx you might have a tough time proving your case. Like I said though, I dont know the details of the incident nor am i familiar with the situation, and I'm sure im not hearing the whole story. It seems odd your doctor would "drop" you if there wasnt more to this story... You probably need to talk to a lawyer to get an exact answer if you really want to sue them. It sounds like it was probably an honest mistake by the pharmacy. Pharmacies usually have several thousand patients, and to be realistic its pretty much impossible to stay up on the domestic situations of each one. If they had a note on your husband, it was probably buried in the part of your profile called the DUR in which case they tech wouldnt have seen the note unless she was looking for it. I think you're also going to have to prove that your ex picked up your prescription... and even if he did, the pharmacy would be able to give you more if you had refills, though your insurance might not cover it. So yeah, you need to ask a lawyer... but IMO you dont have that much of a case... sorry about the trouble you've had though.
628043
You should contact a Solicitor.
554705
You are supposed to take to full dosage prescribed to you as the infection or illness can return.  You should've used it up.
679963
well. are there no pharmacies in the UK? are there no doctors in the UK? You definitely don't want to get it illegally...If you need it, the doc will give it to you.
1111383
I'm a hospital tech, and I cannot give you specifics due to Hippa laws but I can tell you this:\nI was in the ER with a patient that had overdosed. The body rejects all poisons and therefore the person was asphyixiating, hemorraging, and experiencing aneurisms.\nOn top of this, we had to run several IV's and strap the person down as they were screaming in severe pain.\nSo in my opinion, it can be a very painful death.
185595
It's best to go to your doctor about this sort of thing, because certain medicines etc can be dangerous to one person, but fine for someone else.
228561
i would sue but my Doctor went bankrupt, retired,and moved out of the country after this happened to me so if you have the chance i would sue if i were you i was told i couldn't be helped with surgery but you tore and my Doctor cut me wrong and after he said every thing was fine it wasn't until i went for a second opinion that i was told some thing was wrong even though i knew some thing wasn't right please sue this Doctor and get him to pay for what he has done to you and make sure this don't happen again good luck i hope your case turns out better than mine and i think that you only have 2 years to get a case started so what are you waiting on do what is right
321426
If there is a true medical issue here then you might have a claim against the supermarket for medical expenses and lost time and possible minor punitive damages.  However, please don't try and bilk the market for more McDonald's "hot coffee spill" millions.  Frivolous lawsuits are a plague on society as you are the only beneficiary.  It financially impacts the market, their employees via insurance costs, customers because prices must be adjusted to accommodate their lower financial position.\n\nSo all in all, get what you need from them in order to get to a point where you feel healthy again.  Your health is not frivolous and I'm not implying this, however, please don't let past cases of "negligence" sway you to carry out a suit that will affect many more people whom were not at fault.