6 Middle School Students Taken to Hospital After Taking Pills: Broward School Board

The students took Glipizide, a medication that treats type 2 diabetes.

Six eighth-grade students in Florida were transported to a local hospital after taking another student's diabetes medication, and two others are being evaluated, officials said.

The incident happened at Sawgrass Springs Middle School at 12500 West Sample Road in Coral Springs Wednesday.

Coral Springs Fire Division Chief Mike Moser said the students, all female, took Glipizide, a medication that treats type 2 diabetes.

Students said they saw the girls taking the pills in the bathroom. One girl took two or three of the pills, said a student.

"They looked like they were in a trance," said another student.

Officials said it appears one student brought the medication to the school and shared it with six or seven friends.

Coral Springs Police said Thursday that the 13-year-old 8th grader was charged with a misdemeanor for bringing a drug that requires a prescription to the school.

The students were taken to Broward Health Coral Springs for treatment. Moser said that while the girls were stable, the medication requires 24-hour hospital monitoring.

Side-effects include altered blood sugar levels and entering a diabetic coma.

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