Personal Injury Law

Hospitals Harm 1 in 15 Children with Medication Dosing Errors

By Steven M. Levin and John J. Perconti

A new study published in the journal Pediatrics shows that about 1 in 15 children are harmed each year by medication dosing errors at hospitals. The study revealed that children are harmed by dosing errors and incorrect medication substantially more often than previously thought. The study also revealed that some of these dosing errors and patient injuries could be prevented easily.

Medication dosing errors in children is the central issue in popular actor Dennis Quaid?s lawsuit in Chicago against Deerfield, Illinois-based Baxter Healthcare. Quaid is suing Baxter, a large pharmaceutical manufacturer, after Quaid?s baby twins died in hospital from a Heparin overdose. The lawsuit is pending before Judge Quinn in the Circuit Court of Cook County.

The full text of the Pediatrics study is available here.

Full post as published by Illinois Medical Malpractice Blog on April 07, 2008 (boomark / email).