I'm changing some personal & illness details to protect identities - but my mother UK based (74) told me that she was incorrectly prescribed some very strong medication. I am mainland Europe based - a 2 hour flight away.
To give an ideal of the scenario - it is akin to someone who ends up taking strong meds for a condition such as Rabies or Malaria rarely seen in the UK, instead of meds for a serious ongoing but more common in the UK ailment (e.g thyroid ).
So - a) the side effects are serious & b) weeks have gone by without the proper meds.
took weeks to get it checked investigated.
I don't know what to think about this or what to do for the best - from 2 hours away from the UK. She wants no actions taken legally.
She is 100% competent mentally (no dementia etc) so unlikely to be a mis understanding.
Surely with multi doctors now involved & aware of this it gets automatically reported to at least prevent it happening again?
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Incorrect medication - advice
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definatiz · 15/10/2019 17:17
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