Five Children Given Diabetes Drug Instead Of Paracetamol

Image: AI Generated Five children were shifted to ICU wards after they were mistakenly given Glimepiride-2 MG instead of paracetamol following vaccination at a health centre in Surat's Palsana taluka on September 24.

The incident occurred during a Mamata Divas vaccination session at the Palsana 1 sub-centre under Kanav Primary Health Centre (PHC).

Seven children were vaccinated during the session. After vaccination, children are generally given paracetamol to help prevent fever or pain.

However, a female health worker allegedly gave five children Glimepiride-2 MG, a medicine used to treat diabetes, instead of paracetamol.

The children reportedly developed adverse reactions after consuming the medicine, following which their parents took them to hospitals for treatment.