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Boots Chemists provided him with a drug intended for heart patients instead of his Propantheline Bromide
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Mr. S lives in Swaffham in Norfolk. He suffers from Myasthenia Gravis which is a chronic condition leading to muscle weakness. Boots Chemists provided him with a drug intended for heart patients instead of his Propantheline Bromide intended as part of his normal treatment. This misprescription resulted in serious effects including blurred vision, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, fatigue and swallowing difficulties.
The Defendant contended that the adverse effects only existed during the period of the actual taking of the wrong drug and failure to take the correct one. We obtained specialist advice and a report from an expert in Clinical Pharmacology which concluded that Mr. S had suffered an exacerbation of his underlying condition with the result that it had proceeded to worsen more quickly and further medication to control it would be required.
As a result, two offers to settle were rejected and eventual damages were four times the original offer.