Five-year-old was prescribed an adult vaginal treatment and left screaming in pain: How multiple medical failures turned a mother’s GP visit into a traumatic nightmare
TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Jun 11, 2026, 10:39 (IST)
A five-year-old girl suffered severe pain and bleeding after a physician associate prescribed an adult vaginal treatment. Despite the mother's concerns, the incorrect medication was administered. Failures at the GP practice, the supervising doctor, and the pharmacy allowed the error to go unchecked, leading to significant distress and trauma for the child and her mother.