Medication

• Woman dies from stroke after being given wrong medication

  • PostedFebruary 28, 2020

  Heather Planner, 87, of Buckinghamshire, died from a stroke after being accidentally given another patient’s medication. Mrs Planner had been prescribed apixaban, a blood-thinning medicine. However when she went to...

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• Compensation secured for man who collapsed after medication mix-up

  • PostedJanuary 24, 2020

  A chartered legal executive in the medical negligence team at Ashtons Legal has secured a significant amount of compensation for a man who collapsed after he was given the wrong...

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• Stomach ulcer medication recalled after contamination fears

  • PostedOctober 10, 2019

  Zantac, a medication used to treat stomach ulcers, has been recalled after fears that it has been contaminated with a chemical known to cause cancer. Traces of NDMA, a chemical...

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