{"id":2136,"date":"2015-07-02T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.com\/?p=2136"},"modified":"2015-07-01T13:55:11","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T18:55:11","slug":"jury-finds-doctor-accountable-for-fatal-overdose-of-prescription-medications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/jury-finds-doctor-accountable-for-fatal-overdose-of-prescription-medications\/","title":{"rendered":"Jury Finds Doctor Accountable for Fatal Overdose of Prescription Medications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vitalina Martinez was a long-term patient of the defendant internal medicine physician Eladio Vargas, MD. Martinez was Dr. Vargas\u2019s patient for over 17 years. During this time, Dr. Vargas prescribed various narcotics, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benzodiazepine\">Benzodiazepines<\/a> and barbiturates. Martinez became addicted to these medicines.<\/p>\n<p>She was 52 years old when she fell at home on Oct. 24, 2007. She alleged that the fall was caused by an overdose of the medications prescribed by Dr. Vargas. She was taken to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.advocatehealth.com\/luth\/\">Advocate Lutheran General Hospital <\/a>where she was admitted for 3 weeks. During this 3-week hospitalization, she went through a detoxification protocol to ease her dependence on the multiple prescription medicines prescribed by Dr. Vargas.<\/p>\n<p>Three weeks after her discharge from Lutheran General, she went to Dr. Vargas\u2019s office on Dec. 4, 2007. At this visit, Dr. Vargas prescribed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drugs.com\/xanax.html\">Xanax <\/a>and 200 mg of <a href=\"http:\/\/app.purduepharma.com\/xmlpublishing\/pi.aspx?id=ms\">MS Contin<\/a> for daily use.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/jury-finds-doctor-accountable-for-fatal-overdose-of-prescription-medications\/#more-2136\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vitalina Martinez was a long-term patient of the defendant internal medicine physician Eladio Vargas, MD. Martinez was Dr. Vargas\u2019s patient for over 17 years. During this time, Dr. Vargas prescribed various narcotics, Benzodiazepines and barbiturates. Martinez became addicted to these medicines. She was 52 years old when she fell at home on Oct. 24, 2007. 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