“(brief summary of matters of concern) 1) The medications were provided to the couple by…”

The coroner’s concerns

(brief summary of matters of concern) 1) The medications were provided to the couple by the local pharmacy, then known as Lloyds Pharmacy, in separate dosset boxes. Mrs Chaddha’s medications were provided on a weekly basis. Mr Chaddha’s were provided on a monthly basis. (2) Both patients were elderly and had cognitive impairment. (3) The two patients’ dosset boxes were identical to each other except for a small pharmacist’s label with small type with the relevant patient’s name. (4) Mrs Chaddha used one of Mr Chaddha’s dosset boxes, rather than her own, for several days. (5) Evidence was given at the inquest that there was no guidance or policy in place for Pharmacists to follow when issuing medication to patients with cognitive impairments, or if there was, it was not well disseminated among the pharmacist population. (6) Evidence was given at the inquest that dosset boxes of different colours or labels with different colours were not routinely given to elderly or cognitively impaired patients living at the same address.

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judiciary.uk, Prevention of Future Deaths reports, 2024-0552

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