The physical effects of Eli Wilson’s clonidine overdose lasted for more than a day. A full 16 hours after taking the medication, video taken by his parents shows the five-year-old falling asleep while standing.
Eli, who has autism, recovered after a night in hospital, but it would take months and thousands of dollars for mom and dad Lindsay and Brent to confirm what they had suspected.
Someone at the Goldstream Forbes Pharmacy in Victoria had made a mistake while compounding the sleeping medication in February 2021.
Eli’s clonidine was more than 14 times stronger than his prescribed dose, a lab report shared with CBC shows.
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