Las Vegas, October 9: In a shocking incident that took place in the United States, a woman in Las Vegas was mistakenly given abortion pills instead of IVF hormones. The incident took place in Las Vegas, Nevada, a US state. The Las Vegas woman, who dreamt of having her own family since childhood, was reportedly given an abortion pill mistakenly instead of IVF Hormones by the CVS pharmacy. The distraught woman said that she received "sorry".

The shocking case of medical medical negligence led to the death of the Las Vegas woman's two unborn babies, reports Fox News. In 2019, Las Vegas resident Timika Thomas wanted to add one more member to her family of four. Thomas, who was in her 30s, was reportedly struggling to get pregnant. The Las Vegas woman had two ectopic pregnancies, which led to her fallopian tubes being removed. US Shocker: Kicked Out of House by Mother, Five-Year-Old Girl Raped and Killed in Kansas; Accused Arrested.

Although the couple was not insured, they decided to pay for the in vitro fertilization (IVF). The report also states that doctors sedated Thomas and inserted two eggs inside her body. Later, she was sent home after being prescribed certain medicines. One of the medicines would trick Thomas's body into producing hormones in order to kickstart her pregnancy.

Besides the prescription, Thomas' doctor suggested a vaginal suppository instead of the injections. However, Thomas did not pay heed and went to her CVS branch pharmacy in North Las Vegas, where the pharmacy technicians gave her Misoprostol instead. Notably, Misoprostol is used for "medication abortion". After taking the medication, Thomas experienced severe cramping.

"My cramping went beyond that. It was extreme. It was painful," Thomas said. She also said that when she looked up the name of the drug, she realised that it was used for abortions. The wrong medication given by the pharmacy technicians led to Thomas's pregnancy being terminated. "They just killed my baby," Thomas said. She said both her babies were killed as she transferred two embryos. US Shocker: Male Nanny Molests 16 Boys Under His Care, Shows Porn to Another, Faces Maximum Sentence of 690 Years.

Meanwhile, Thomas has lodged a complaint against CVS Pharmacy with the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy. The Investigation revealed that the pharmacy made a series of mistakes, including giving her the wrong medication. As a result, the pharmacists have been fined, while the pharmacy was awarded a fine of USD 10,000 when the board met in September.

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