Always Double Check the Dose
One day, my baby was super sick and wheezing, so I took him to urgent care. They prescribed him steroids and a breathing treatment. It seemed pretty normal until I looked at the dosage, which seemed high.
The doctor reassured me and said my son was just a big boy, so it was fine. I still felt very uncomfortable about it.
I filled the prescription and started the breathing treatment but only did a half dose for half the time. I didn’t give him any steroids.
His hives from the previous antibiotics were not going away, so I took him again the next morning to his pediatrician.
The pediatrician basically told me I saved my son’s life, because the dosage for both medications were for a 300-pound adult, not a 30-pound baby.
So he put in a complaint about the other doctor and pharmacist—apparently they should’ve caught it during my consult. I called in and complained as well.
Apparently, almost killing a baby is pretty serious. My pediatrician said that the doctor and the lead pharmacist were promptly disciplined and fired.