$25,850,583 Verdict (Polk County, FL) for Misfiling Prescription
Mark L. Rosen, Esquire
In Hippely v. Walgreens, the pharmacy was found liable for improperly filing a prescription of Coumadin which led to the death of the patient. Instead of the one milligram tablets which were prescribed, ten milligram tablets were dispensed. As a result, the pateint suffered a cerebral hemorrage which resulted in coma. The Coumadin was being used as part of chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. Although the defendant argued that the cancer was the final cause of death, the plaintiff responded that the cancer treatment had to be stopped as a result of the hemorrage and coma--which were directly caused by the overdose of Coumadin. At trial, Plaintiff sought $45 million in damages. Case#2003-CA-003967.