Quillivant XR is a stimulant medication.Photo:WXII/YouTube
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However, the mom said the pharmacist’s label listed the dosing at 5 mL. Thirty minutes after taking a dose of the medication, the mom said her daughter became extremely sick.
She contacted a nurse who said to lower the dose, which the child reportedly tolerated well. When the dose was increased to the 5 mL dose, she became ill again.
“My daughter is small for a 5 year old. She’s more the weight of a 3 or 4 year old. And this could have killed her, because it’s a strong stimulant drug,” the mom told the outlet, adding that her daughter was admitted to the emergency room after she spoke to her daughter’s doctor.
A pharmacist hands medication to a customer.Getty
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As theMayo Clinicexplains, stimulants are “typically the most commonly prescribed medications for ADHD.”
But as the mom told told WXII-12, the doctor said “‘Something’s not right. This is supposed to be 1mL. That’s way too much. Are you sure?'”
The mom says she called the pharmacy to inform them of themedication error, and says the pharmacist apologized, saying she was rushing becauseshe was short-staffed.
“We’re very upset about it. She’s still not 100 percent,” the mom told the outlet. “She’s still missing school. She was most upset because they had their 100th Day of School party and she didn’t get to attend it. It’s just a really sad situation all around.”
Citing patient confidentiality laws, Walgreens did not comment on this case but did provide a statement to PEOPLE:
“In the event of any prescription error, our first concern is always for a patient’s well-being. Our multi-step procedure includes several safety checks to minimize the chance of human error and we have reviewed this process with our pharmacy staff in order to prevent such occurrences.”
source: people.com
