April 27, 2012 9:42 am by Brandon Glenn | 0 Comments
A documentary that features the first meeting of a man whose daughter was killed by a medication error and the pharmacist who went to jail for it is scheduled to ...
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The father of a 2-year-old who died in 2006 due to a medication error at Cleveland’s University Hospitals returned to the site of the tragedy to stress to clinical staff ...
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June 21, 2011 9:24 am by Brandon Glenn | 13 Comments
Eric Cropp is a 42-year-old convicted felon living in suburban Cleveland who may have a tough time finding a job in the future.But the ex-pharmacist whose case led to “Emily’s ...
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The father of the 2-year-old child whose death as a result of a medication error led to “Emily’s Law” is planning joint speaking engagements with the pharmacist who went to ...
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An Ohio father whose 2-year-old daughter’s 2006 death spurred the passage of “Emily’s Law” is preparing to publicly forgive the pharmacist who went to prison for a medical error that ...
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January 20, 2010 10:33 pm by Mary Vanac | 0 Comments
Dr. Michael Kalafatis was working on an experiment in the Cleveland State University Chemistry Department involving blood coagulation when he discovered that a substance he was using killed cancer cells ...
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December 29, 2009 10:35 am by Brandon Glenn | 0 Comments
A Cuyahoga County judge denied a motion for judicial release from 41-year-old Eric Cropp, a former pharmacist at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital. ...
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August 14, 2009 11:42 am by Chris Seper | 21 Comments
Eric Cropp in February 2006 approved a pharmacy technician’s fatal mix of chemotherapy solution for 2-year-old Emily Jerry, who was being treated at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital. ...
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Senate Bill 119 would require pharmacists, pharmacy interns and technicians to report mistakes related to dangerous drugs within two weeks to the state Board of Pharmacy. Not doing so would ...
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Dr. Jeffery Parks looks at the case of pharmacist Eric Cropp, scheduled to be sentenced for manslaughter for his role in the death of 2-year-old given a toxic mixture of ...
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May 14, 2009 11:28 am by Chris Seper | 21 Comments
Trade groups are preparing a legislative push to shield pharmacists from criminal prosecutions -- disturbed over the pursuit of a Cleveland-area pharmacist after his mistake contributed to the death of ...
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