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Toddler Dies of Heart Attack After Doctor's Decimal Error Results in 10x Overdose, Lawsuit Claims

A two-year-old boy arrives at the hospital with a virus and low potassium. His family expect monitoring, fluids, and a careful recovery. Instead, a lawsuit alleges that a single misplaced decimal ...
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Medication Error Leads to Patient Death, $3 Million Settlement

Credit: Getty Images. The discovery evidence in this case, particularly the deposition evidence, made it clear that the plaintiff had a strong case against the hospital. Mistakes happen. They happen ...
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Medication dispensing error nearly cost a woman her life. I-Team discovers it's not rare

The family says Rosezena Jackson's throat swelled so much that doctors were barely able to intubate her when she arrived at the hospital. (Photo: Craig Family){p}{/p} WASHINGTON (7News) — When 74-year ...
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Prescription for Secrecy: Most pharmacies not required to report medication errors

INDIANAPOLIS — Three-year-old John Casolaro's parents had no idea what was wrong when he was sick this past December. Then, his father noticed something unusual while mixing the boy's liquid ...
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California Enacts First-in-Nation Pharmacy Medication Error Reporting Law

On October 8, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1286 (AB 1286), a sweeping pharmacy measure with several components aimed at promoting patient safety. Chief among AB 1286’s mandates is ...
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After hundreds of medication errors, Iowa care facility’s license labeled ‘conditional’

CARROLL, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - After being cited for hundreds of medication errors, an Iowa care facility for intellectually disabled adults has had its license placed on conditional status ...