Winnipeg girl overdoses after medication error by pharmacy, parents say – CTV
August 21, 2025
A 10-year-old Winnipeg girl was rushed to emergency after a local pharmacy gave her the wrong dosage of a medication she routinely takes.
Andrea Thidrickson and Kevin Barkley say their daughter was rushed to hospital after taking medication that was much higher than the dosage her doctor prescribed.
“We already know that the dosage received should have never been given to a child,” Barkley told CTV News.
They say it happened while their daughter was staying with a family friend last week. She was given a pill from her bottle of medication, one that she routinely takes.
The friend noticed the girl was not her normal, energetic self afterwards.
“She was basically zonked out for the entire day, lethargic,” Barkley recalled.
The next morning their daughter took a second pill, her parents say, but this time she became very ill and started throwing up.
