Eric Cropp is a 42-year-old convicted felon living in suburban Cleveland who may have a tough time finding a job in the future.But the ex-pharmacist whose case led to “Emily’s Law” isn’t hiding from any of that, and he’s admirably candid about the events surrounding the Emily Jerry case.Nearly a year off house arrest, Cropp’s [...]

The father of the 2-year-old child whose death as a result of a medication error led to “Emily’s Law” is planning joint speaking engagements with the pharmacist who went to jail for that error.Chris Jerry, who founded the Emily Jerry Foundation after his daughter’s 2006 death, hopes the joint discussions with ex-pharmacist Eric Cropp will [...]

An Ohio father whose 2-year-old daughter’s 2006 death spurred the passage of “Emily’s Law” is preparing to publicly forgive the pharmacist who went to prison for a medical error that led to the death.Chris Jerry, who has since started the Emily Jerry Foundation to raise awareness of medication errors, said he plans to forgive Eric [...]

Dr. Michael Kalafatis was working on an experiment in the Cleveland State University Chemistry Department involving blood coagulation when he discovered that a substance he was using killed cancer cells without damaging surrounding tissue.

A Cuyahoga County judge denied a motion for judicial release from 41-year-old Eric Cropp, a former pharmacist at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital.

Eric Cropp in February 2006 approved a pharmacy technician’s fatal mix of chemotherapy solution for 2-year-old Emily Jerry, who was being treated at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital. In April, he plead no contest to involuntary manslaughter. Cuyahoga County Judge Michael J. Corrigan on Friday sentenced Cropp to six months in a county jail, six months of home detention, three years of probation, 400 hours of community service and a $5,000 fine as well as court costs. He could have served five years in prison. Pharmacist groups called the decision a “disaster.”

Senate Bill 119 would require pharmacists, pharmacy interns and technicians to report mistakes related to dangerous drugs within two weeks to the state Board of Pharmacy. Not doing so would be a fourth-degree misdemeanor, according to the bill.

Dr. Jeffery Parks looks at the case of pharmacist Eric Cropp, scheduled to be sentenced for manslaughter for his role in the death of 2-year-old given a toxic mixture of chemotherapy. Parks said a case like Cropp’s “sets an ominous precedent for future emotionally charged situations where there are bad outcomes.”

Trade groups are preparing a legislative push to shield pharmacists from criminal prosecutions — disturbed over the pursuit of a Cleveland-area pharmacist after his mistake contributed to the death of a young girl. “Criminal prosecution sends the false message that clinical perfection is an attainable goal, and that ‘good’ health-care practitioners never make errors and should be criminally punished if they are involved in an error,” says one interest group.