Child Dies of Accident Overdose at Hospital
Posted on Nov 1, 2011 10:50am PDT
A child in the Brooklyn, New York area has reportedly died as the result of an accidental overdose at a hospital. According to reports, the child was there for a fever when he was hooked up to an IV drip. However, he ended up getting a lethal dose of the antibiotic Zithromax. He was reportedly given 500 mg when he was supposed to be given 80 mg.
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