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[size=+1]Nurofen addict cost drug company £2.4m[/size]
A codeine addict caused a national recall of Nurofen that cost a drugs company £2.4million after he swapped packets of the painkiller for ones containing antipsychotic drugs, a court heard.
Christopher McGuire, 31, was behind a major scare last year after he inserted strips of the prescription drug Seroquel into £7 packets of Nurofen Plus at three Boots stores and an independent pharmacy.
Two men mistakenly “overdosed” on the 50mg Seroquel tablets, which are used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and mania. It led to the manufacturer of Nurofen, Reckitt Benckiser, ordering a nationwide recall of products that resulted in a £2.4million loss, Southwark Crown Court in London was told.
Yesterday, McGuire, a penniless drifter from Glasgow, appeared in court after admitting causing a public nuisance.
The court heard that he had filled empty packets of Nurofen Plus 32 — a combination of codeine and ibuprofen — with his prescription drugs, before going to chemists and switching them with genuine packets of the over-the-counter painkiller.
He would go to the counter and attempt to pay for the “dummy” packet using a card that he knew would be rejected, before walking out of the store with the genuine packet in his pocket. The pharmacist would then return the packet containing Seroquel to the shelf.
Full article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...40/Nurofen-addict-cost-drug-company-2.4m.html
A codeine addict caused a national recall of Nurofen that cost a drugs company £2.4million after he swapped packets of the painkiller for ones containing antipsychotic drugs, a court heard.
Christopher McGuire, 31, was behind a major scare last year after he inserted strips of the prescription drug Seroquel into £7 packets of Nurofen Plus at three Boots stores and an independent pharmacy.
Two men mistakenly “overdosed” on the 50mg Seroquel tablets, which are used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and mania. It led to the manufacturer of Nurofen, Reckitt Benckiser, ordering a nationwide recall of products that resulted in a £2.4million loss, Southwark Crown Court in London was told.
Yesterday, McGuire, a penniless drifter from Glasgow, appeared in court after admitting causing a public nuisance.
The court heard that he had filled empty packets of Nurofen Plus 32 — a combination of codeine and ibuprofen — with his prescription drugs, before going to chemists and switching them with genuine packets of the over-the-counter painkiller.
He would go to the counter and attempt to pay for the “dummy” packet using a card that he knew would be rejected, before walking out of the store with the genuine packet in his pocket. The pharmacist would then return the packet containing Seroquel to the shelf.
Full article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...40/Nurofen-addict-cost-drug-company-2.4m.html