Man, 86, suffered reaction after op

An elderly man died from an adverse reaction to a common antibiotic he was prescribed to prevent possible infection following a successful operation, an inquest has heard.

Michael Byrne, 86, a father of seven from Abbeylands, Navan, Co Meath, died at the Mater Hospital on December 24, 2013, having developed liver and kidney failure when he suffered an adverse reaction to a component of Augmentin.

Dublin Coroner’s Court heard Mr Byrne was prescribed Augmentin following a hernia operation at Cavan General Hospital on October 12, 2013.