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Hospital Makes Changes in the Wake of Quaid Mishap | Dennis Quaid

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Hospital Announces Changes in the Wake of Quaid Mishap

Originally posted 12/05/2007 08:05AM

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center – the facility which treated Dennis Quaid's twins when they were mistakenly overdosed with Heparin – announced several changes to hospital policy Tuesday.

"Although this was a rare event, and attributable to human error, it is also an important opportunity for the entire institution to explore any and all ways we can further improve medication safety," the hospital's chief medical officer, Dr. Michael L. Langberg, said in the statement.

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Lawyer: Dennis Quaid's Twins Have Fully Recovered | Dennis Quaid

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Lawyer: Dennis Quaid's Twins Have Fully Recovered

Originally posted 12/04/2007 05:00PM

Dennis and Kimberly Quaid's twins have fully recovered and were recently discharged from the hospital, their lawyer Susan E. Loggans confirms to PEOPLE.

"The twins are back home," Loggans said of the newborns, Boone and Zoe. "Their condition is fantastic, they're smiling. Zoe looks like her mom, and Boone looks like his dad. They've fully recovered from the accident and it's doubtful they'll suffer long-term effects from the overdose."

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Dennis & Kimberly Quaid Sue Drug Company | Dennis Quaid

UpdatePosted 12/04/2007 07:30PM

Dennis & Kimberly Quaid Sue Drug Company

Originally posted 12/04/2007 04:20PM

Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly have sued the manufacturer of the drug Heparin, according to court documents filed in Cook County, Ill.

The lawsuit, which seeks more than $50,000 in damages, claims the Baxter Healthcare Corporation, makers of the anti-coagulant Heparin, failed to properly label vials of its product and that the 10-units-per-milliliter vial and the 10,000-units-per-milliliter are virtually identical.

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