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The Acting Secretary for Food and Health, Professor Gabriel Leung, today (July 13) expressed deep concern about an incident at the Prince of Wales Hospital involving the death of a 73-year-old female patient who was wrongly given anti-hypertensive and diabetes drugs. He offers his deepest condolences to the deceased's family.
Professor Leung expressed his deep regret at the incident and has asked the Hospital Authority (HA) to conduct promptly a thorough investigation into the incident.
He said hospital staff should observe strictly the relevant procedures and guidelines to ensure correct administration of drugs for patients, and avoid the recurrence of similar incidents. HA should also review the procedures for any necessary improvement.
Ends/Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Issued at HKT 21:46
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