I had a friend get the wrong drugs from the pharmacist one time. They filled his perscription for an eye infection with ear infection drops. He used them, and lost a good bit of his eyesight. He blames it on himself, for not reading to make sure he got the right medication.
The first time I got UVeitis the pharmacy gave me the wrong prescription (eye drops). I used it for two weeks, it got progressively worse and I ended up in the ER. My husband called my eye doctor to tell him I had been in the ER and the doctor asked him which med he had prescribed because it was after hours and he didn't have my file. My husband read the name of the med to him and he freaked...he said he would never prescribe that med for UVeitis.
It was sulfa and I ended up being allergic to it and why I was so sick (I seriously thought I was dying). Also my UVeitis got so bad I couldn't see, my doctor gave me a shot in my eye that very same night. He drove to the office and opened it up just to see me. He called the pharmacy that night or the next day (I forget), this was Smith's grocery store in Lake Havasu for those who want to know. Their attorney called me within days and asked what I wanted. I asked for what my husband would have earned on the days he had to take off (he didn't get vacation at his employer, this was 1993) to watch our baby (she was three weeks when this happened), I was that sick and the ER bill. My doctor also suggested I ask for future cost of treatment until the UVeitis was gone and he gave me an estimate. They overnighted the check. Once I signed the back and deposited the check I gave up all rights to sue.
I feel that I had a right to the money. I would not have ended up in the ER and my husband wouldn't have had to take off from work iif they hadn't given me the sulfa. Also my UVeitis wouldn't gave gotten so bad if I had the correct med from the beginning. I also think my health spiraled down because I got so sick. 18 months later I had a stroke and was diagnosed with Takayasu's Arteritis.
