Compensation awarded for failure to prescribe anti-seizure medication.
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This is a real-life case study of an anti-seizure medication claim our medical negligence team dealt with, securing an award of compensation for the family of our client who sadly passed away after suffering a subdural haematoma.
Mrs A was discharged from hospital with a prescription for several medications, including the anti-epileptic drug Levetiracetam. A few weeks later, a repeat prescription was requested for all of her discharge medication.
The following week, errors began to occur. The GP issued the wrong dose of Levetiracetam, which was quickly spotted by the pharmacy and returned for correction. Unfortunately, when the GP reissued the prescription, the dosage was still wrong, and the pharmacy had to return it once more.
When the prescription was returned the second time, the GP surgery failed to process it at all. This resulted in a three-day delay over the weekend before any action was taken. During this time, Mrs A ran out of her Levetiracetam and missed doses of her essential medication.
Before the correct prescription had been supplied, Mrs A suffered a seizure and was admitted to hospital, where she was diagnosed with a subdural haematoma. Tragically, she passed away not long after the incident.
Mrs A’s family contacted us for advice about a potential medical negligence claim. The case was taken on by Caroline Webber-Brown, a partner in our medical negligence team, under our no win, no fee scheme.
Caroline instructed two independent experts, a consultant neurologist and a GP expert, to review Mrs A’s care. Both concluded that there had been serious breaches of duty by the GP in prescribing and managing her medication, and that these failures were likely responsible for Mrs A’s seizure.
With strong expert support, the claim was successful, and Mrs A’s family achieved a settlement.
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