In August 2008, a Florida hospital administered the wrong medications to two pregnant women, causing one to lose her unborn twins and the other to give birth three and a half months early. The women were given the labor inducing drug Prostin, commonly used to expel miscarried fetuses, after a doctor ordered progesterone suppositories to prevent premature labor.

The staff at St Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach first gave the drug to the woman who was pregnant with twins. A few hours later, they repeated their mistake with the second woman. That woman's child, now 11 months old, suffered from severe brain damage and is still hospitalized. She has since brought a suit against the hospital.

If you or someone you know has been a victim of gross medical negligence, contact the Philadelphia medication error lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams at 215-329-3511.