Pharmacy errors stem from speed and policies
Trey Jones, 5 years old, was prescribed a blood pressure drug for his hand tremors and hyperactivity, what the Walgreens pharmacy filled was a steroid for adults. The boy spiraled into premature puberty and erupted into rages. At the time of the drug prescription the Walgreens manager had asked for increased staffing months earlier to “decrease the pharmacist’s stress”. The prescription was refilled four times at eventually double the adult dosage before the error was caught. Trey’s parents sued Walgreens on the grounds that the steroid could stunt the boy’s growth or cause liver damage. This is not an isolated incident. A North Carolina infant was given an antibiotic at five times the prescribed dosage.
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