{"id":37298,"date":"2023-10-17T21:26:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T01:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=37298"},"modified":"2023-10-17T21:26:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T01:26:24","slug":"grandmother-arrested-after-infant-dies-from-overdose-of-antihistamine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/10\/17\/grandmother-arrested-after-infant-dies-from-overdose-of-antihistamine\/","title":{"rendered":"Grandmother arrested after infant dies from overdose of antihistamine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A grandmother in Broward County, Florida, was arrested last week for the 2022 death of her 11-month-old grandson.<\/p>\n\n\n

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According to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, Josiah Fenelus died on Aug. 21, 2022. A coroner’s autopsy revealed that Josiah had a “lethal concentration of the powerful antihistamine cyproheptadine” in his body at the time of his death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The boy’s grandmother, Tibina Louissant, told investigators she was the only person to make Josiah\u2019s bottles while in her care. Authorities said she was watching Josiah for the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sheriff’s office said toxicology samples from two of his bottles tested positive for cyproheptadine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The medicine is commonly used to stop runny nose, watery eyes and itchy rash, according to the Cleveland Clinic. The Cleveland Clinic <\/a>says the medicine can be prescribed for children as young as age 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The coroner said that Josiah’s cause of death was determined to be cyproheptadine toxicity. The autopsy listed the manner of death as homicide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sheriff’s office said that Josiah had no known medical issues before his death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Louissant was charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office released a warning about the drug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“According to the FDA, cyproheptadine is a powerful antihistamine that also acts as an appetite stimulant and is frequently used to augment one\u2019s physical appearance,” the sheriff’s office said. It is only legal with a doctor\u2019s prescription but can be found in products sold in certain stores and online without a prescription. Antihistamine overdose can cause disorientation, hallucinations, coma and, in some cases, death.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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