Pharmacy miscalculates dosage for baby

Friday, 27 February 2026 06:30

A pharmacy in Zurich has apologised after a potentially dangerous dosing error involving a four-month-old baby.

The infant was prescribed preventative antibiotics, but the label said the dose should be seven millilitres twice a day.

But the parents were suspicious of the high dose and talked to a doctor.

A paediatrician later confirmed the correct dose should have been just point-nine millilitres.

The baby, weighing six-and-a-half kilos, could have received nearly seven times the recommended amount.

The error was traced to a decimal miscalculation. The parents are urging others to double-check prescriptions if in doubt.

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