1Emergency & Trauma care, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon. Email: devendra.richhariya@medanta.org
2Pediatric Endocrinology, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon
3Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur
Since Every minute of every day, a poison control centre answers a call about a young child getting into unintentional pill ingestion nearly about 500, 000 calls per year. We are reporting a rare and unique double case of drug toxicity in identical twin toddlers, resulting from the common and frequent mistake of grandparents of leaving their pill bottles on places accessible for toddlers, contributed by lack of “Child Proof” Pill Container in Indian Medication bottles.
Child proof, levothyroxine, pill ingestion, pill container, toxicity in children
