TOYAMA – A 48-year-old male patient at a hospital in the city of Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, died late last month after accidentally being administered a lethal drug due to a computer input error several days earlier, it was learned Sunday.
Toyama Prefectural Police said they have begun an investigation into a possible case of professional negligence resulting in death.
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