When is a physician negligent in prescribing gentamicin?
The most common circumstances where physicians may be negligent in prescribing gentamicin involve using gentamicin for a long time, at a high dose, or failing to monitor gentamicin blood levels or kidney function. Additionally, there are other, case specific potential violations, such as using gentamicin when a less dangerous alternate antibiotic was more appropriate. There are many, many factors that determine whether a physician or other healthcare provider was negligent in the administration of gentamicin. Although not the general rule, it is possible to suffer gentamicin poisoning without a physician being negligent. Over the years of representing gentamicin victims, we have discovered many areas where physicians or other healthcare providers may be negligent.
