Medicine
has always utilized pharmaceuticals in the treatment of their
patients. Drug recommendation and administration are both part of the
complex web of patient treatment. Generally, these substances in
virtually all forms of matter are aimed to yield eradication of a
disease. If this were not possible, the drugs would at least relieve
the ailment's symptoms.
Prescription
drugs typically target specific body parts. However, as the drugs and
its byproducts travel, the causation of unintended or systemic
reactions – side effects – may be unavoidable. For instance,
allergies are common in medicine for infection; allergy treatments,
on the other hand, may cause depression of functions in the lungs and
heart.
Because
of the complex implications, medication errors have been the core of
most medical malpractice cases. Poisoning, whether deliberate or
accidental, may be found. In some instances, the forensic toxicology
expert witness identifies that the health provider in question
prescribed the inappropriate treatment. Other times, the excess of
drug dose results to harmful or even fatal consequences.
Doctors
should be duly diligent in their prescriptions. They should be
forthcoming of the possible effects and consider the whole of the
patient, not just the part they're treating. The aim of forensic
toxicology is to review the events that transpired during treatment
or prescription, and relate these to standards of practice or drug
literature. These meticulous steps would prove or disprove the
presence of negligence in the treatment process.
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