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So especially for common names. jane smith, there may be two or three jane smiths on a common hospital floor. >> before every procedure in the hospital make sure the staff checks your entire name, your date of birth, and the bar code on your wrist band. at number 22, pharmacy faux pas. mareena silva is six weeks pregnant. she picks up a prescription for antibiotics at the pharmacy. she takes the medicine. and then sees the label is wrong. >> i came back and i looked at the bottle, and it wasn't my name. >> the pharmacy has given mareena a prescription meant for another woman who was the same l...

Happens. i don't know. i have to wait and see. >> a lot of anxiety? >> >> reporter: a week ago, 19-year-old mareena silva was mistakenly given methotrexate, potent cancer drug meant for an elderly patient with the same last name this is the incredible prescription you were given at the pharmacy. clearly says someone else's name and address. in the past the drug was used by doctors to induce abortions in the event of potentially fatal tubal pregnancies. dr. mark siegel. >> methotrexate causes neurological problems with the brain, developmental problems this is a tough drug during pregnancy. you...

Happens. i don't know. i have to wait and see. >> a lot of anxiety? >> >> reporter: a week ago, 19-year-old mareena silva was mistakenly given methotrexate, potent cancer drug meant for an elderly patient with the same last name this is the incredible prescription you were given at the pharmacy. clearly says someone else's name and address. in the past the drug was used by doctors to induce abortions in the event of potentially fatal tubal pregnancies. dr. mark siegel. >> methotrexate causes neurological problems with the brain, developmental problems this is a tough drug during pregnancy. you...

Happens. i don't know. i have to wait and see. >> a lot of anxiety? >> >> reporter: a week ago, 19-year-old mareena silva was mistakenly given methotrexate, potent cancer drug meant for an elderly patient with the same last name this is the incredible prescription you were given at the pharmacy. clearly says someone else's name and address. in the past the drug was used by doctors to induce abortions in the event of potentially fatal tubal pregnancies. dr. mark siegel. >> methotrexate causes neurological problems with the brain, developmental problems this is a tough drug during pregnancy. you...

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