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Learning from errors
Cold comfort pharm
  1. R G Will
  1. Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK
  1. r.g.will{at}ed.ac.uk

Summary

In Wilson’s disease copper accumulates within the basal ganglia resulting in a movement disorder. Treatment is with copper chelation. In the case described here treatment with trientene failed because the medication was stored at the incorrect temperature.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.09.2008.0915

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    • Competing interests: None.