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Woman overdosed after nurse gave five times more fentanyl in error

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Woman overdosed after nurse gave five times more fentanyl in error

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Monday 27 February 2023, 02:58 PM
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A woman was supposed to receive 20mcg of fentanyl, but was instead given 100mcg accidentally, a newly released report from the HDC states
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