Emily’s Foundation

Article Copy. Written by Michael Sangiacomo, from Ohio’s  Plain Dealer News.

Chris Jerry still hears the screams of his 2-year-old daughter, Emily, after a medical mistake put her into agonizing pain and led to her death three years ago.

His grief was overwhelming, but it drove him to give meaning to Emily’s death, suffered at the hands of a pharmacy technician who mistakenly gave the toddler a fatal dose of saline solution. Read more

Failure To Track Pharmacy Mistakes May Be ‘Prescription For Trouble’

(MSNBC) CLEVELAND/News Channel 5 – Prescription medication can save your life. But the wrong pills can kill you.

“There was an egregious error and the family believes it occurred on numerous occasions,” Owen Dunn said.

Dunn’s grandfather, Joe Hayduk, had a bladder disorder but pharmacy records show he was given a drug for diabetes instead. Hayduk died within months. Read more