Baby dies after overdosing on mother’s iron tablets
“The boy’s face on Saturday turned yellowish and he was taken to another clinic in Edrayio trading centre, where he was put on drip to neutralise the drugs in the body. But it was too late, leading to the death of the baby two hours later,” Olema said.
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Kitaka said practices such as keeping drugs in containers with tightly closed covers, or locking them up in cupboards/ drawers will limit accessibility to children.
By Geoffrey Angupale and Prossy Nandudu
Journalists @New Vision
TEREGO - Following the death of a toddler in Terego district due to a suspected drug overdose, Dr Sabrina Kitaka, a senior paediatrician and lecturer at Makerere University,