A good dose of precaution can help avoid drug harm, says Yukon family

 
BY ANN KELLEY    Comment on this article Leave a comment
Published: January 23, 2009

YUKON — Mindy Koenig was nearly in tears, thinking about what could have happened to her baby if she had followed the directions on her daughter’s prescription bottle.

photo - The wrong dosage was printed on a prescription for 6-month-old Story Koenig, of Yukon, shown with her father, Chris Koenig.  PHOTO BY ANN KELLEY, THE OKLAHOMAN
The wrong dosage was printed on a prescription for 6-month-old Story Koenig, of Yukon, shown with her father, Chris Koenig. PHOTO BY ANN KELLEY, THE OKLAHOMAN

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• State officials said consumers can protect themselves by going over their prescriptions with a physician and double-checking prescription bottles with pharmacists.


• To file a complaint with the state Pharmacy Board or to find disciplinary actions against pharmacies, go to www.ok.gov/OSBP/index.html

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