The hospital responded, one really dares to eat! The man followed the doctor's advice and took 24 cephalosporins to enter the emergency department. How dare he write
Mr. Tang from Shanghai followed the doctor's advice and took 12 cephalosporins every 6 hours. After taking 24 tablets twice, he was admitted to the emergency department due to an overdose of cephalosporins.
On the evening of the 28th, the staff of Minhang District Central Hospital who prescribed the medicine responded that the doctor made an operational error and issued the prescription without strict review. The hospital will assist patients in completing subsequent follow-up examinations, and compensation will also be handled properly.
The doctor's prescription shows taking 12 cephalosporins at a time
Mr. Tang, the party involved, introduced that this incident occurred on the 26th. Due to paronychia in the foot, he went to the Central Hospital of Minhang District to have a cephalosporin anti-inflammatory treatment prescribed. The prescription stated that the medication should be given every 6 hours, with 12 capsules per dose and 0.25g of cephalosporin per capsule. On that day, he took a total of 24 cephalosporins twice. In the evening, he had diarrhea and felt uncomfortable. He was admitted to the emergency department, and the emergency doctor said he had taken an overdose of cephalosporins.
Mr. Tang introduced that on the day of prescribing the medication, the doctor had just finished prescribing, and the next patient entered the consultation room. Without carefully checking the amount of medication needed, he went directly to the pharmacy to collect it. When taking the medicine, the window staff did not raise any doubts. After taking the medicine, he went home and took it according to the doctor's prescription. In the morning, he took 12 cephalosporins, and in the afternoon he took another 12. Later, he developed diarrhea and quickly went to the emergency department of the hospital.
Mr. Tang said that he noticed that the cephalosporin he had received in the hospital was bottled, without a paper packaging box or instructions, and there was no recommended dosage written on the bottle.
On the morning of the 28th, Mr. Tang went to the hospital for further examination, which included blood tests and electrocardiograms. Currently, the examination shows no major health issues, but there will be two follow-up visits.
The hospital acknowledges that doctors made operational errors
On the evening of the 28th, staff from Minhang District Central Hospital told reporters that after the incident, the hospital had contacted the patient and arranged for a dedicated person to communicate with him. At the same time, the hospital has conducted interviews with the prescribing doctors and relevant department personnel as soon as possible, and conducted self-examination in conjunction with relevant functional departments. The hospital acknowledges that the doctor made operational errors and issued the prescription without strict review. The hospital will maintain communication with the patient and assist them in completing subsequent follow-up examinations. Compensation will also be handled properly. Next, the hospital will also provide retraining for doctors with prescription rights throughout the hospital to ensure medical safety.
Mr. Tang told reporters that currently, the hospital has called him to apologize and promised compensation, and has agreed to apologize in person this Wednesday and negotiate follow-up matters. In addition, regarding the situation where a single bottle of medicine does not have an instruction manual, the hospital informed Mr. Tang that "drug packaging is based on bottle groups rather than individual bottles." Currently, Mr. Tang has also obtained a separate drug instruction manual from the hospital.
"It's normal for doctors to make typos, but after prescribing, they went through layers of review and were not corrected before I took the medication. This is not right," Mr. Tang said. He hopes that the hospital will not make such mistakes again in the future and will treat every patient seriously and responsibly.
Netizen: One dares to write, the other dares to eat
Some netizens have expressed that the doctor's mistake has serious consequences. Patients also need to have some common sense in order to protect themselves.
Some netizens also suggest that when encountering questions about prescribing medication, it is important to ask the doctor on the spot to avoid causing harm to your body.