Ex-R.Ph. Eric Cropp found guilty death of Emily Jerry

Eric Cropp, a former Cleavland Pharmacist, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in the death of a 2-year-old Emily Jerry. Jerry died from a lethal injection of a salt solution during a cancer treatment. The lethal injection was the result of a medication error when a pharmacy technician prepared the medication. Cropp failed to catch the error.

Cropp pleaded no contest. As part of the plea arrangement, prosecutors dropped a reckless homicide charge. The maximum sentence he could face is five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

The death of Emily Jerry has shined a national spotlight on the need for education and training for pharmacy technicians.

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