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Babies given wrong dose of Heparin @ Cedar Sinai



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Old May 15, 2008, 08:04 AM

Default Re: Babies given wrong dose of Heparin @ Cedar Sinai
Originally Posted by herring_RN View Post
Dennis Quaid testifies of peril to newborn twins

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dennis Quaid told Congress on Wednesday of a harrowing, near-fatal drug mix-up in which his newborn twins were administered 1,000 times the normal dose of a blood thinner.
The 54-year-old actor said his family's brush with tragedy underscores the need to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable through lawsuits, a remedy that is becoming increasingly problematic for injured consumers....

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g...Vj0jD-NDKPdgjZ
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