Man with epilepsy in Leeds died in fall after pharmacy ran out of drug

A man with #epilepsy died in a fall after his #pharmacy reportedly left him an “IOU” for his prescribed #medication when it ran out of an anti-epileptic drug.

David Crompton, a 44-year-old man in Leeds, died on 13 December after a fall downstairs resulted in a loss of oxygen to his brain and a cardiac arrest.

A coroner’s report on Crompton’s death found that his epilepsy was a contributing factor, as he was prescribed Tegretol but left without the medication after his #pharmacy, Midway Pharmacy in Pudsey, was unable to supply it.

It was the second time he had been left without the drug after the pharmacy was unable to supply it. The first was in April 2024, when Crompton was left without medication for about 10 days, during which time he had a first fall.

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Man with epilepsy in Leeds died in fall after pharmacy ran out of drug

David Crompton, 44, was reportedly given ‘IOU’ for prescription medication before fatal incident

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