Health | Grieving family suspects fatal hospital prescription

The family of a six-month-old baby boy, who died after taking a prescription from the Conde de São Januário Central Hospital (CHCSJ), have cast suspicion over a doctor who they believe may have underestimated the infant’s condition.
According to the Hong Kong newspaper Apply Daily, the boy’s parents brought him to the hospital for milk regurgitation on the morning of February 19, where, it is alleged, he was prescribed the antiemetic Domperidona and the anti-allergy medicine Dimetindeno. His condition did not improve after taking the medicine and his lips turned purple two hours later; he was then sent back to CHCSJ, where another doctor diagnosed the boy with sepsis causing him to go into shock. He died on the evening of the same day.
Mr Io, the boy’s father said that he had always been healthy, although he had Favism and a very minor heart issue. He questioned whether the first doctor had underestimated the seriousness of his son’s condition, thus failing to prescribe the proper medication.
The Health Bureau released a statement late night on Wednesday, saying the CHCSJ had been informed by the family of the issue on February 24, and has already arranged a meeting with the family to enquire into the incident. It also promised to publish the investigation report once it is complete.