Drug Review Claims

Includes claims involving allegations of excessive refill, allergies, overdose, underdose, drug interactions, etc.

Drug Review Claims by Year

Percent of Total Claims

Do pharmacists have a duty to detect potential overuse, underuse, allergies and contra-indications?  The trend in claims in these areas argue that the public is increasingly convinced the answer is, or should be, yes.

The largest category of "Intellectual Errors" is now drug review claims.  A part of the OBRA-90 mandate is that the pharmacist is charged with reviews of all prescriptions prior to filling them, checking for interactions, allergies and a list of other potential problems.