London: A British coroner has drawn the government's attention to a big matter after the death of an elderly woman of Indian origin after accidentally taking her husband's medicine. The coroner has issued a warning to the government-funded National Health Service (NHS) over the risks associated with identical medicine containers being used by pharmacies. A coroner is a government official appointed to investigate a death.
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Seva Kaur Chadha, 82, of Slough, Berkshire, in south-east England, collapsed on the floor of her home in May last year and died in hospital a few days later. Seva Kaur Chadha lived with her husband and both of them had many physical health problems, for which they took many medicines. Due to their age, the couple also suffered from problems like forgetting things.
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“The investigation revealed that Kaur had been taking her husband's medication, including diabetes medication, instead of her own for several days,” Berkshire assistant coroner Katie Thorne said in her report published this week. His blood sugar level was found to be extremely low.” Chadha's cause of death was found to be sodium deficiency in the blood due to lack of necessary treatment for low glucose in the bloodstream.
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