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Unsupervised Treatment for Acne Leads to Death of 14-year-old Welsh Boy
He was unhappy with some spots on his back and shoulders an consulted a doctor. It was only mild acne and given a prescription.
Unfortunately for him that drug was out of stock, but the pharmacist had spoken to the doctor and he could take some alternative medicine.
Shaun Jones mother told a coroners court that here was no safety leaflet included in the box, but thought nothing of that at the time.
Shaun took the medication with a glass of water just before going to bed at 10.30pm on October 20 last year.
Little more than an hour later, he complained to his parents of shortness of breath and tightness in his chest.
Mrs Jones initially contacted an out of hours GP service but was told no doctor was available.
When Shauns condition deteriorated, he was rushed to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant, by ambulance in the early hours of the next morning.
Despite treatment there, and at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, where he was transferred to, Shaun died at 10.40am on October 21.
Doctors at the University Hospital of Wales believe an idiosyncratic reaction to the acne medication could have caused his death.
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