Family seek meeting on drug withdrawal death

The family of a Co Tipperary mother who died 12 days ago after a life-saving trial drug was withdrawn is seeking a meeting with Health Minister Minister Simon Harris to get reassurances no other patient would have to face that position.

Family seek meeting on drug withdrawal death
Wed, 13 Dec, 2017 - 00:00

Marion Kelly, 52, died in University Hospital Limerick, on December 1, lasting just six weeks after a long-running trial of a CSL Behring manufactured drug, Respreeza, ended.

She had been on the drug for 11 years and it was credited with turning her life around.

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