Medication errors result in costly claims forophthalmologists

Medicolegal Implications of Common Rhinologic Medications

“…33 In this review, they found that the average indemnity payment for a medication error was $115,000 compared with $95,000 for all other types of claims. Additionally, medication errors were costlier to defend.…”

“…Clear explanations of the rationale behind the use of the medication, the expected benefits, the alternatives, and the risks should be communicated to the patients. 21,33,34 It is important that clinicians familiarize themselves with the known complications in order to present them to patients. Ideally, this information should be relayed and documented.…”

“…21,33,35 Although the signed acknowledgment of a reasonable explanation of the risks eliminates the question as to whether the information was relayed, the signing of a consent form does not replace the informed consent dialogue. 20,21,33 Regardless of verbal or written informed consent, clear documentation of the informed consent discussion in patients' charts is ideal. 33 The Medicolegal Implications of Medications…”

“…20,21,33 Regardless of verbal or written informed consent, clear documentation of the informed consent discussion in patients' charts is ideal. 33 The Medicolegal Implications of Medications…”

A current practice for predicting ocular toxicity of systemically delivered drugs

“…Depending on severity, ocular side effects can result in injury to the patient or discontinuation of therapy (4), an increased risk of liability for the clinician (5), and significant financial impact to the drug developer if the drug label restricts market availability, or if the drug is removed entirely from the market (4). During the development of a new medicine, pharmaceutical companies use animal models to identify, characterize, and manage risk of adverse ocular side effects in patients (6).…”