Anger over outsourced medical errors yields $140 million verdict 
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: December 21, 2012
Tags: medical malpractice, medical transcription, medication errors, outsourcing, punitive damages, wrongful death
Sharron Juno died because of a typo.
A lifelong diabetic, Juno had her insulin dosage dictated by her doctor in Alabama but transcribed by an outsourced sub-contractor in India, who wrote “80” instead of “8.”
Juno passed away after receiving a dose ten times what it should be.
The jury’s anger at the defendants – Thomas Hospital in Fairhope, Ala. and the outsourcing companies it contracted with – drove the $140 million verdict, said Skip Finkbohner, who represented the plaintiff’s family.
FDA issues warning on Risperdal, Requip confusion
Published: June 29, 2011
Tags: drug safety, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, medication errors, Requip, Risperdal
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a drug safety warning to the public about confusion between two similarly named and packaged drugs.
