Family claims their toddler died after hospital staff misread medication: suit

De’Markus Page was brought to the University of Florida Health, Shands Children Hospital, where his parents say the medical staff botched his medicine - (Google/J Brown Funeral and Cremation Services)

A heartbroken mother is suing a Florida hospital, alleging a doctor negligently deleted a decimal point in her two-year-old son’s prescription – a mistake that eventually led to his death.

De’Markus Page “tragically overdosed with potassium” on March 3, 2024, which caused him to suffer a massive brain injury and resulted in “a horrific and protracted hospital course” on a ventilator before finally being taken off life support, according to the wrongful death lawsuit viewed by The Independent.