As patients, we are all have rights and expectations of how a healthcare provider or organization should treat us. Patient rights are the basic rules of conduct between patients and caregivers. The legal definition of patient rights is a general statement that is adopted by the health care providers that cover matters such as consent treatment, confidentiality and patient dignity (Davis, 2016). Health care providers should always be honest and open when dealing with their patients, it is the patient right to know the truth about their treatment and options. Patient rights also include freedom from force, fraud, deceit, duress, overreaching or any type of coercion (Davis, 2016). When it comes to health care patients expect a high degree of satisfaction;
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The drugs were first tested by the oncologist who suspected Courtney of wrong doing. Some of medications that were tested by the FBI were reported to have only contained 32% of the medication that was prescribed. Once this was established and with the testimony of the patients who suffered the loss of the right treatment medication along with the pharmacist confession brought the case to a close (Justia US Law, 2010). Many patients sued Robert Courtney for damages that they suffered while obtaining their drugs from his …show more content…
Some strict regulations have been created as the current laws are seen to be weak and cannot be relied upon. The FDA has a stricter restriction on pharmaceuticals, drugs are tested more regularly. Most medications that are to be injected come premixed in order to avoid any type of tampering by pharmacist or anyone who is dealing with the drug. There are also higher fines that have been introduced to curb the cases of drug tampering as it was witnessed in the case of Robert Cortney. A new checks and balances have also been introduced to curb against any drug adulterations in
The drugs were first tested by the oncologist who suspected Courtney of wrong doing. Some of medications that were tested by the FBI were reported to have only contained 32% of the medication that was prescribed. Once this was established and with the testimony of the patients who suffered the loss of the right treatment medication along with the pharmacist confession brought the case to a close (Justia US Law, 2010). Many patients sued Robert Courtney for damages that they suffered while obtaining their drugs from his …show more content…
Some strict regulations have been created as the current laws are seen to be weak and cannot be relied upon. The FDA has a stricter restriction on pharmaceuticals, drugs are tested more regularly. Most medications that are to be injected come premixed in order to avoid any type of tampering by pharmacist or anyone who is dealing with the drug. There are also higher fines that have been introduced to curb the cases of drug tampering as it was witnessed in the case of Robert Cortney. A new checks and balances have also been introduced to curb against any drug adulterations in