Ujjain/Sagar (MP): As many as 55 patients of black fungus who were undergoing treatment at the Civil Hospital in Ujjain allegedly developed a reaction after hospital staff administered Amphotericin B Lipid complex to them on Thursday.
As per reports, patients and their relatives alleged that the hospital staff administered Amphotericin B Lipid complex to them instead of Lycoconazole. As a result, the affected patients developed complaints ranging from cold, fever, tremors and vomiting. "Before this, at least 4 Lycoconazole injections were administered to the patients. Their condition worsened only after they were administered Amphotericin B Lipid complex," said a relative of the patient.
The relatives of the patients also said that doctors denied that side effects occurred due to the injection. However, no official statement has been made by the hospital's administration.
In a similar incident reported from Bundelkhand Medical College (BMC) in Sagar, at least 23 patients of black fungus developed side effects after they were administered Amphotericin B Lipid complex. Following this, the use of this injection was stopped in the hospital. Speaking on the matter, BMC's media in-charge Dr Umesh Patel said that at least 120 amphotericin B lipid complex injections were sent by the government to the hospital on Thursday.
"The injections were of a new type, so keeping in mind the possibility of an adverse reaction, a patient was injected in the presence of specialist doctors. Upon not seeing any side effect on him, another 25 patients were injected, out of which 23 patients had mild adverse reactions such as fever, vomiting, shivering, etc.," he added. He further added that the situation is under control and the patients' condition is stable.
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