We are pleased to have advised a client who was prescribed Innohep Injections following the birth of her fourth child as she was at risk of blood clots. The plaintiff’s husband collected the injections from a Pharmacy in Longford and proceeded to administer same. Upon administering the injection, the family realised that nothing was coming out of the vial and made the unfortunate discovery that the injections had been used previously.
The plaintiff was extremely concerned and had to wait two months before it was established she had not contracted Hepatitis B. During this time the plaintiff was unable to breastfeed her new baby. Mr. Justice Paul Coffey described this as occurring at the worst possible time for the plaintiff when she had just given birth; before awarding her €39,000.00.
Please click on the link below for a news story on this case. The firm’s team in this case was led by Marie-Claire Burke (Associate).
