"My mother took dental prescription medicine and had a general attack"...Son claims 'medical accident'

Mr. A's family is holding a one-man picket demonstration. / The Seoul Shimbun

An accident occurred in which a woman in her 70s took medicine prescribed by the dentist and suffered from general paralysis.

According to the Seoul Shinmun, A, who recently lived in Jeongwon-dong, Suncheon-si, Jeollanam-do, had two teeth removed on the 17th of last month when a doctor told him that he had to plant an implant while receiving treatment at a dentist near his house due to tooth pain.

During the consultation process, A also explained the situation that he is a dialysis patient for kidney disease and is taking diabetes and hypertension drugs.

After taking the medicine prescribed by the dentist, A reportedly told his family several times, "I have no strength in my body."

In response, his son, B, asked the dentist, but the dentist claimed, "I can take the medicine."

In the end, A's health deteriorated and was rushed to Suncheon-seong Garolo Hospital, a higher hospital level, by 119, and was hospitalized for two weeks.

St. Garolo Hospital made a medical finding that "it is a person who visited the hospital after being prescribed loxopene (a component similar to loxopine tablets) by a dentist and taking it, and needs stability."

Rockspine tablets are prohibited from taking dialysis patients and are highly likely to cause stroke, requiring caution when administering them.

A, who was diagnosed with an unknown cerebral infarction and systemic inflammation, is said to be in a state of difficulty in moving to the extent that he is uncomfortable with his movements.

A's family held a one-person picket protest in front of the dentist on the 27th to "take responsibility for medical accidents."

Reporter Park Sun-young of Digital News Team