An inquest has been held into the death of a Bristol woman who died after a pharmacy gave her the wrong medication.
Dawn Britton, aged 62, was given tablets for diabetes, despite not having the condition.
The gliclazide tablets caused her to suffer profound hypoglycaemia, where the blood sugar levels fall to a dangerously low level. This resulted in a hypoxic brain injury, from which she died.
At a one-day inquest, the coroner found Mrs Britton’s death was due to her taking the medication which had been dispensed in “error by a pharmacist.”
Jhoots Pharmacy, who gave Mrs Britton the tablets, admitted there had been “a dispensing error”. The pharmacy alleges that a locum failed to follow correct procedures, although this is disputed by the locum in question.
Mrs Britton’s daughter, Tammy Haskins, described the “devastating impact” her mother’s death had had on the family.
“Even now, when I think about how she died, I still can’t believe it”, she said. “It is something you don’t think will ever happen to your family.”
“How on earth could this happen? I go through so many emotions when I think about it. I am gutted and upset, but I am also still angry. Mum should still be here today.”
“Nothing can bring my mother back now, but the least I hope comes from this is a tightening of procedures across the board so that it doesn’t happen again.”
The family are now pursuing legal action against the pharmacy which erroneously dispensed the drug.
Claiming for a medication error
If a member of your family has died after being given the wrong medication, you must speak to a solicitor today.
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