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Q: In mississippi what is the law when giving a prescribed medication to someone other then who its prescribed to?

And where I can find the law

Arthur Calderon
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Arthur Calderon
answered on Mar 1, 2018

You can likely do a general statutory search online; however, in response to your main question, generally, it is unlawful for a person to be in possession or to be using prescription medication not prescribed to them.

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Q: can you sue a hospital for Anastomotic leak
Peter N. Munsing
Peter N. Munsing
answered on Apr 17, 2017

Depends what happened, how, and what the result is.

Contact a member of the Miss. Assn for Justice that handles medical cases--they give free consultations.

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Q: Can I sue for hospital attracted ecoli infection 2 days after surgery? 3 months later im still recovering.

I have had to be lanced back open 3x to let it drain. I had a serious colon sectomy and emergency partial hysterectomy on nov 28 2016 and I'm still running fever, throwing up and hurting. I go see the surgeon every week for follow up. They also wouldn't send home health bc no insurance,... View More

Peter N. Munsing
Peter N. Munsing
answered on Mar 15, 2017

Contact a member of the Miss. Assn for Justice who handles medical carelessness cases. They give free consults. Be advised that infection cases are very tough.

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Q: My doctor who told me was doing surgery was not the same Doctor I woke up to in ICU that said he did it. Legal?

My doctor who told me he was operating on me never explained risk/benefits. I went to surgery and ended up in ICU With a retro peritoneal bleed for a week. in recovery, there was a doctor there whom I never met before that told me he operated on me. Is this legal?

Peter N. Munsing
Peter N. Munsing
answered on Jul 18, 2016

Yes it is if they had you sign a waiver that said that the doctor you spoke with might not end up doing the surgery. Contact a member of the Miss. Trial Lawyers Assn for a free consult to be sure.

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Q: Can I sue a hospital?

I went to the emergency room in Clarksdale Thursday night for vomiting, etc. I went to emergency room in Oxford Friday night for the same thing and they diagnosed me with colitis and said it was very visible and don't see how Clarksdale missed it.

Peter N. Munsing
Peter N. Munsing
answered on Jul 9, 2016

Not in this case. Not all misdiagnoses are malpractice. More importantly, the couple of days delay didn't create a harm that wasn't there--and so no case (you don't get to sue for what could have happened).;

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Q: Can you sue for having after birth left in you for over 23 years
Adam Studnicki
Adam Studnicki
answered on Nov 16, 2015

More information is needed to answer. A local medical malpractice lawyer can review and advise.

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Q: Infection caused by my dentist.

He installed a bridge and left a sharp piece of glue under it. An infection occurred because of that and has been lasting for over a month. He admitted it was his fault and has been treating it for free ever since. I've been in severe pain, missed work, paid for several prescriptions out of... View More

Adam Studnicki
Adam Studnicki
answered on Aug 25, 2015

There is no question here. You can ask a local medical malpractice lawyer who handles dental cases to investigate and evaluate.

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