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Teenager, 14, who had allergic reaction to peanuts at Chinese buffet died in the street after chemist refused to give her a life-saving adrenaline injection
Emma Sloan was denied an EpiPen shot - a special allergy injection - which by law, cannot be obtained from a chemist without a prescription, the Herald reported. Ireland's Children's Minister Frances Fitzgerald last night called for an inquiry into the death.
Emma Sloan, right, died in a Dublin street after suffering a reaction to peanuts. Her mother Caroline rushed to a nearby chemist but the pharmacist refused to issue give her an adrenalin injection because she didn't have a prescription It was reported on RTÉ that the pharmacy regulatory body, the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, is examining the case.
The teenager told her mother that she became unable to breathe after eating satay sauce in a Chinese restaurant in Dublin, it was reported.
Holy crap! Pharmacist denied live-saving treatment?
Emma Sloan was denied an EpiPen shot - a special allergy injection - which by law, cannot be obtained from a chemist without a prescription, the Herald reported. Ireland's Children's Minister Frances Fitzgerald last night called for an inquiry into the death.
Emma Sloan, right, died in a Dublin street after suffering a reaction to peanuts. Her mother Caroline rushed to a nearby chemist but the pharmacist refused to issue give her an adrenalin injection because she didn't have a prescription It was reported on RTÉ that the pharmacy regulatory body, the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, is examining the case.
The teenager told her mother that she became unable to breathe after eating satay sauce in a Chinese restaurant in Dublin, it was reported.
Teenager, 14, who had allergic reaction to peanuts
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland is investigating the death of Emma Sloan (pictured right) after it emerged the teenager was denied an EpiPen adrenaline shot, which could have saved her life.
www.dailymail.co.uk
Holy crap! Pharmacist denied live-saving treatment?
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