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Medicine
fromwww.standard.co.uk
4 days ago

Premature baby dies after doctor gives severe overdose of wrong drug in shocking incident at London hospital

A three-week-old premature infant died after receiving five times the recommended dose of sodium acid phosphate due to multiple prescribing and monitoring failures across hospital shifts and clinical disciplines.
Medicine
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Carer who accidentally gave morphine to resident who died is spared jail

Care worker Jane Barnard mistakenly gave another patient's morphine to resident Derek Davies, who died; she pleaded wilful neglect and received 100 hours unpaid work.
SOMA, SF
fromPadailypost
8 months ago

Sheriff's Office sued by former inmate who says he was given the wrong drug in jail

Inmate Brian Siordia claims he received methadone instead of melatonin, leading to an overdose and a lawsuit against San Mateo County and Sheriff’s Office.
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