A patient’s guide to medication errors in Ontario, including the common error patterns, the high-alert drugs, and what it takes to prove a malpractice claim.
A medication error caused real distress but no compensable mental injury. The Court of Appeal applied the Saadati threshold and dismissed the claim.
A negligent stroke discharge that failed at causation. The Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the dismissal of the action, despite an admitted breach of standard of care.
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