Labelling error leads to hospitalisation of four-weekold: HDC

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Labelling error leads to hospitalisation of four-weekold: HDC

Jonathan
Chilton-Towle
Baby crying hard
A baby stopped breathing and was hospitalised after mistakenly being given five times the prescribed dose of Redipred [Image: iStock]
Essentials, A pharmacist mistakenly dispensed an oral steroid with an incorrect label, resulting in a four-week-old baby receiving five times the prescribed dose,, BACK panel - grey