{"id":4428,"date":"2019-07-01T10:00:41","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=4428"},"modified":"2019-07-01T05:31:39","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T10:31:39","slug":"11-41-million-settlement-for-failure-to-monitor-medications-leading-to-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/11-41-million-settlement-for-failure-to-monitor-medications-leading-to-death\/","title":{"rendered":"$11.41 Million Settlement for Failure to Monitor Medications Leading to Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dolores Madigan, 71, had a seizure disorder. She took the anticonvulsant medications <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/drugs\/2\/drug-18053\/keppra-oral\/details\">Keppra<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/drugs\/2\/drug-4157\/dilantin-oral\/details\">Dilantin<\/a> daily. <\/p>\n<p>When she was admitted to <a href=\"http:\/\/licommunityhospital.org\">Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center<\/a>, she was suffering from an eye infection. Internal medicine physician Dr. Jayeshkumar Makavana ordered swallow testing to rule out a stroke. Although Dr. Makavana discontinued Madigan&#8217;s medication, a neurologist later reinstated the anticonvulsants. <\/p>\n<p>The next night, a nurse alerted Dr. Makavana that Madigan had not been receiving her medicine.  The nurse then administered a small inadequate dose of medication in line with Dr. Makavana&#8217;s instructions.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/11-41-million-settlement-for-failure-to-monitor-medications-leading-to-death\/#more-4428\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dolores Madigan, 71, had a seizure disorder. She took the anticonvulsant medications Keppra and Dilantin daily. When she was admitted to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center, she was suffering from an eye infection. Internal medicine physician Dr. Jayeshkumar Makavana ordered swallow testing to rule out a stroke. 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