Pharmacist admonished for prescribing dangerous drug to pregnant woman

The pharmacist had mistakenly provided a pregnant woman with medicine that could have caused her baby to abort or suffer foetal abnormalities. File photo: PA

A pharmacist who mistakenly provided a pregnant woman with medicine that could have caused her baby to abort or suffer foetal abnormalities has been admonished by his regulatory body.

An inquiry into the conduct of locum pharmacist, Donal O’Donovan, by the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland was concluded today after he gave undertakings about his future conduct and not to repeat the actions which led to the complaint to the profession’s watchdog.