August 10th, 2009
The pharmacy department of a Burton supermarket has been criticised after an elderly woman became the victim of two prescription errors.
Maria Madera, 81, always collected her Minim eye drops from her local Asda but on the first occasion, she was wrongly given Atropine, a different kind of medication, the Burton Mail reports.
She put the drops in and was temporarily blinded. Her granddaughter Krystine Strama-Rolfe said that she now suffers from depression and is reluctant to leave the house.
Asda then made the same error again a short time later, but Ms Madera’s family noticed and she did not put the drops in.
The supermarket apologised unreservedly for the mistakes and offered the victim £1,500 in compensation, but she has rejected the offer until it is increased to £3,000.
Atropine is a drug obtained from plant extracts that is administered to relax muscles by inhibiting nerve responses, whereas Minims are simply used to reduce dryness on the surface of the eye, Medterms.com attests.
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May 18th, 2009
A woman whose GP failed to diagnose her broken hip on eight separate occasions has secured compensation for his negligence.
Sheila Brown, 67, fell near her home in Blackley and called Dr Amar Ranote for a home visit a few days later, the Manchester Evening News reports.
He prescribed painkillers and told her to call again in a month if the pain had got worse. She did this, but was again sent home.
It was not until she had been back seven times that her granddaughter decided to go with her and demand an x-ray.
A broken hip was then diagnosed and Ms Brown had a replacement operation at North Manchester General Hospital.
She took legal action against the GP for the pain she suffered and has now secured an undisclosed sum in compensation.
Anyone who suffers as a result of any kind of misdiagnosis, which would not have happened had the original treatment been correct, may be eligible for a payout in a similar vein to Ms Brown and should seek the advice of a solicitor specialising in clinical negligence claims.
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