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nationalpost.comscience17 days ago
Ombudsman Finds GP Practice and Pharmacy Failures After Child Given Inappropriate Vaginal Pessary
A five-year-old girl suffered bleeding and severe pain after a physician associate prescribed a vaginal pessary in 2023. The parliamentary and health service ombudsman recommended compensation and corrective action at the GP practice and pharmacy.
investmentexecutive.comscience17 days ago
Ombudsman Finds Supervision and Pharmacy Failings After East Midlands Child Given Vaginal Pessary for Misdiagnosed Vulvovaginitis
A physician associate prescribed Clotrimazole pessary and cream to a five-year-old with vulvovaginitis symptoms. The treatment caused bleeding and pain, and later prompted a safeguarding referral.