Feb autistic child was given the wrong medication from a local pharmacy. The child's mother said that medicine sent her son to the emergency room.
Alex Foxe, 10, of Jacksonville takes a number of medications to treat his autism. Recently, his mother went to refill his prescriptions at the Realo Discount Drugs on Henderson Drive in Jacksonville. But instead of medication for autism, he was given pills to treat Parkinson's Disease. Alex's grandmother was the one who gave him the incorrect pills. Alex's mother had to take him to the emergency room.
"My main concern was making sure he was going to be okay because I didn't know if this was something that was going to be a permanent thing, if it was going to get worse, if it was going to make him sick," Alex's mother Alexis Foxe said. "I just didn't know."
NewsChannel 12 spoke with the owner or Realo Discount Drugs, Joey McLaughlin, to see why Alex was given the wrong medication. McLaughlin said the prescription was sent to the pharmacy electronically. He said the error was due to a computer glitch. McLaughlin sent us a statement saying:
"We at Realo Drugs take the health of our patients very seriously.   We have made contact with the patient and physician regarding this matter and for follow-up.  It is regretful that something like this happened to one of our patients and we take full responsibility.  In response we have worked with our compliance team to ensure this does not happen again."
McLaughlin said all medications are checked several times against the patient's history when they are filled. He said pictures of the pills are also taken to make sure they are given the right drugs.
Alexis Foxe said doctors will continue to monitor her son to make sure he does not have any long term effects from the medication.
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