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A pharmacist was found guilty of misconduct after dispensing a pregnant woman a higher dosage of medicine than prescribed to control her deep vein thrombosis.
George Beynon of Telford, Shropshire, appeared at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society last month to answer four allegations.
Geoffrey Hudson, for the Society, said that between September 17 and 23, 2003 at Alexander's Pharmacy in Wrexham, Mr Beynon dispensed patient CJ's prescription calling for 10 x 0.2ml Clexane 100mg per ml syringes with 10 x 1ml Clexane 100mg per ml syringes.
Around September 24 the patient noticed the error but, when she pointed it out to Mr Beynon, he insisted there had been no error and that he would telephone her doctor. Having done so, he confirmed it was the correct medication.
Mr Hudson went on to explain how Mr Beynon advised...