Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has admitted to giving an unspecified number of patients a batch of improperly mixed blood pressure medication, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The patients included an 11-month-old boy who received 57 doses, each 10 times stronger than what he was supposed to receive, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The drug was clonidine suspension, most often used to treat high blood pressure.
The hospital, ranked the No. 3 pediatric hospital in the country by U.S. News & World Report, released a statement Nov. 22 to Cincinnati's Fox 19 after the parents of a child posted about the overdosing incident on their Facebook page two days before.
The statement did not say how many patients were given the drug or what the outcomes were. The hospital said it could not release more information due to patient privacy concerns.
The hospital did not say whether the drug was mixed in its own pharmacy or by an outside supplier.
"We identified the affected patients who received this clonidine solution and communicated the necessary medical information to the appropriate providers," the hospital's statement said. "The affected patients were appropriately monitored, and all symptoms and side effects were addressed. Information about the error and medical management was disclosed to patients and families with recognized acute symptoms."
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has admitted to giving an unspecified number of patients a batch of improperly mixed blood pressure medication, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The patients included an 11-month-old boy who received 57 doses, each 10 times stronger than what he was supposed to receive, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The drug was clonidine suspension, most often used to treat high blood pressure.
The hospital, ranked the No. 3 pediatric hospital in the country by U.S. News & World Report, released a statement Nov. 22 to Cincinnati's Fox 19 after the parents of a child posted about the overdosing incident on their Facebook page two days before.
The statement did not say how many patients were given the drug or what the outcomes were. The hospital said it could not release more information due to patient privacy concerns.
The hospital did not say whether the drug was mixed in its own pharmacy or by an outside supplier.
"We identified the affected patients who received this clonidine solution and communicated the necessary medical information to the appropriate providers," the hospital's statement said. "The affected patients were appropriately monitored, and all symptoms and side effects were addressed. Information about the error and medical management was disclosed to patients and families with recognized acute symptoms."
Read the full article here.