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> Cases with Wrong Drug Administered (5)
Below is the selection of side effect reports (a.k.a. adverse event reports) related to Coartem (Artemether / Lumefantrine) where reactions include wrong drug administered. The selected reports were submitted to the FDA during the sample period of about a year.
Possible Coartem side effects in male
Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-07-02
Patient: male, weighing 43.6 kg (95.9 pounds)
Reactions: Wrong Drug Administered, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Acidosis
Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Coartem
Other drugs received by patient: Acetaminophen; Doxycycline Hyclate; Quinine Sulfate; Ceftriaxone; Lasix; Zofran; Quinidine HCL
Possible Coartem side effects in female
Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-03-16
Patient: female, weighing 68.4 kg (150.5 pounds)
Reactions: Malaria, Drug Ineffective, Wrong Drug Administered, Condition Aggravated, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Thrombocytopenia
Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Coartem
Other drugs received by patient: Vitamin D; Promethazine; Multi-Vitamins; Artesunate; Iron; Fish OIL; Calcium
Possible Coartem side effects in male
Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-03-06
Patient: male, weighing 43.6 kg (95.9 pounds)
Reactions: Wrong Drug Administered, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Acidosis
Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Coartem
Other drugs received by patient: Quinidine HCL; Ceftriaxone; Acetaminophen; Doxycycline; Quinine Sulfate; Lasix; Zofran
Possible Coartem side effects in female
Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-02-28
Patient: female, weighing 68.4 kg (150.5 pounds)
Reactions: Malaria, Drug Ineffective, Wrong Drug Administered, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Condition Aggravated, Thrombocytopenia
Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Coartem
Other drugs received by patient: Vitamin D; Fish OIL; Calcium; Promethazine; Artesunate; Multi-Vitamins; Iron
Possible Coartem side effects in male
Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from United States on 2012-02-27
Patient: male, weighing 43.6 kg (95.9 pounds)
Reactions: Malaria, Wrong Drug Administered, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Acidosis
Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization
Drug(s) suspected as cause:
Coartem
Other drugs received by patient: Doxycycline; Quinidine HCL; Acetaminophen; Ceftriaxone; Zofran; Quinine Sulfate; Lasix
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