Aulin victim slates system

A MOTHER-OF-TWO said she was treated like a “guinea pig” by the health system after being prescribed a painkiller that left her seriously ill.

Breda Thomas from Ballincollig in Cork was one of 40,000 Irish people taking the toxic Aulin drug when it was pulled from the market last May.

A Prime Time programme on RTÉ last night reported that the drug remained on the market even though the regulatory body, the Irish Medicines Board (IMB), had concerns about it since 1999.