Family who sued pharmacy after woman who got wrong medicine died settle case

It was claimed that a blister pack of medication which was prescribed for another person with the same first name was mistakenly delivered to Ms Corcoran

Margaret Corcoran’s sister, Marian Reilly, of Lucan, Dublin, had sued Glenview Pharmacy Ltd with a registered address at Upper Baggot Street, Dublin and trading as Meaghers Pharmacy over the death of her sister. File picture: PA

The family of a woman who it was claimed collapsed and later died after taking medicine supplied by her local pharmacy which was intended for another customer has settled a High Court action over her death.

Mother of two and grandmother of six, Margaret Corcoran (aged 73) was found in a collapsed state at her Tymonville Park, Tallaght, Dublin, home on October 9, 2022.