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Woman suffers chemical injuries after she was given erectile dysfunction medication for dry eyes

The Glasgow woman had to be rushed to the emergency room with swelling, blurred vision, eye pain, and swelling, but ER doctors were able to treat her injuries in a couple of days.
UPDATED JAN 10, 2019

While doctors and pharmacists are among the most trusted people on the planet, they're not immune to making mistakes. One woman in the UK was a victim of such negligence after being mistakenly given an erectile dysfunction (ED) cream for a dry eye condition, resulting in chemical injuries.

The Glasgow woman reportedly went to the emergency room with eye pain, swelling, redness, and blurred vision, according to December’s BMJ Case Reports journal. Instead of giving her an eye moisturizer VitA-POS, a pharmacist accidentally handed her Vitaros, a widely used cream for erectile dysfunction, People reports.

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