Wrong medication given to new born

On Sunday, July 15, 2012, anirban banerjee wrote:
> Hi Dr. Lalita,
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> I would like to lodge a formal complaint regarding the medication given to my son, Vivaan Banerjee, at the time of birth at S.L.Raheja Hospital (registration ID: 188872).
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> My son was born at S.L.Raheja Hospital on 30th May, 2012 and was diagnosed with G6PD deficiency. As part of the list of prohibited drugs which could trigger jaundice, I was provided a list wherein "Menadione" group of drugs including Menadione Sodium was suggested as a prohibited drug (highlighted in bold in the list).
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> When the discharge summary was issued to me, I noticed that there was no mention of the Vitamin K dose given to Vivaan; on enquiry, the same was mentioned at a later date on the summary. I was shocked to see that my son was administered a Vitamin K -Menadione Sodium injection of 1mg which was part of the prohibited list of drugs.
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> On consultation with other renowned pedaetricians in Mumbai, I was told by the that this drug should not have been given to my son considering that he is G6PD deficient and that this dosage may have triggered the jaundice for him (Vivaan was put under phototherapy at Raheja as he was icteric).
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> Given this background, I would like to lodge a formal complaint against the hospital.

Look forward to your response.
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> Regards,
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> Anirban
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