Medicine error results in hospitalisation of vulnerable child

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Medicine error results in hospitalisation of vulnerable child

Jonathan
Chilton-Towle
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A pharmacist mistakenly dispensed valaciclovir instead of vigabatrin and multiple Northland DHB staff did not pick up the error when the patient was hospitalised
The Health and Disability Commissioner has rebuked a pharmacist, a pharmacy and the Northland DHB for a series of failures that resulted in a young bo