Henry County EMS says pharmacy may have bad clonidine shipment

Health officials put out a warning Monday, saying multiple people in Henry County got sick connected to prescribed clonidine.”If your child has been prescribed clonidine oral suspension and it was filled at Med Save Pharmacy in Eminence, DO NOT administer it to your child,” said Henry County Emergency Medical Services on its social media.Clonidine is used to treat several conditions, including ADHD, Tourette’s syndrome, high blood pressure and more.It said it had transported three patients related to clonidine oral suspension during the weekend.”Henry County EMS paramedics transported three patients related to prescriptions of an oral suspension of clonidine that were filled at a pharmacy in Eminence,” said Henry County EMS.Henry County EMS said that it investigated some clonidine at Med Save.The results of the investigation were enough for it to tell anyone who got a clonidine oral suspension prescription filled there to not use it.”As a reminder for safety, whenever giving your children a new medication, make sure you can monitor them before going to sleep to catch any adverse reactions!” said Henry County EMS. Med Save is the only pharmacy it said was believed to have gotten an alleged bad shipment. Henry County EMS advised anyone who is unsure or has questions regarding this medication to contact their pharmacy.

EMINENCE, Ky. —

Health officials put out a warning Monday, saying multiple people in Henry County got sick connected to prescribed clonidine.

“If your child has been prescribed clonidine oral suspension and it was filled at Med Save Pharmacy in Eminence, DO NOT administer it to your child,” said Henry County Emergency Medical Services on its social media.

Clonidine is used to treat several conditions, including ADHD, Tourette’s syndrome, high blood pressure and more.

It said it had transported three patients related to clonidine oral suspension during the weekend.

“Henry County EMS paramedics transported three patients related to prescriptions of an oral suspension of clonidine that were filled at a pharmacy in Eminence,” said Henry County EMS.

Henry County EMS said that it investigated some clonidine at Med Save.

The results of the investigation were enough for it to tell anyone who got a clonidine oral suspension prescription filled there to not use it.

“As a reminder for safety, whenever giving your children a new medication, make sure you can monitor them before going to sleep to catch any adverse reactions!” said Henry County EMS.

Med Save is the only pharmacy it said was believed to have gotten an alleged bad shipment.

Henry County EMS advised anyone who is unsure or has questions regarding this medication to contact their pharmacy.

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