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Woman died after hospital’s paracetamol prescription error  

Paula Hughes died after being admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in London in January 2022 with a fractured arm. The prevention of future deaths report has found that she had been prescribed two paracetamol-containing medications while in hospital causing acute liver failure. The coroner highlighted a lack of professional curiosity at the hospital

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Prescription errors: Queen Elizabeth Hospital where Paula Hughes died after an overdose of paracetamol

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