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My Mother was admitted to hospital on the 30th August 2007 after the wrong medication was dispensed to her by her pharmacy. My Mother subsequently died.

It is my wish and that of my Family that we honour my mother and undertake to prevent such tragic events happening again.

1) Whenever a prescription is handed to a patient it is accompanied by a carbon copy typed or neatly hand written. I propose it is called the "Carmel" copy in honour of my late and dearly loved Mother.

2) The Pharmaceutical Industry ensure that every package (Box/Container/Bottle) has a labelled area in an agreed background colour that ALWAYS identifies the medication and the dose i.e. Amoxicillin 250 mg. (Cigarette Manufacturers have to do it!!!)

This labelled area should then match exactly the patient’s copy of the prescription as handed to them by their own GP and enable them to prove they have been given the correct medication by their pharmacist.

3) A Public Education Campaign should be undertaken to accompany the introduction of the carbon (Carmel) copy prescription.

Current signatories

Charles Sheller, the Petition Creator, joined by:

• Jason Brown
• Susannah Smallwood
• Rachel George
• Veronique Elhorga
• Luis Miguel Constantino
• Emma Hayes
• Neeraj Dad
• Mark Barratt
• nicola foreman
• Sarah Cassie
• Shona Mullen
• Peter Gurney
• Christine Isaac
• Jerry Rogers
• Jonathan Massey
• Sally Haseler
• Ann Moore
• Emily Sawtell
• Fiona Comport
• Cliff Downing
• Nirmal Noteha
• steven mayes
• Lucy Humphries
• Joy Rose
• Rachel Gear
• Heather Hussey
• Alison Elwood
• Robert Ginger
• Ken Almeida
• Lynn Elliott
• Louise Caswell
• Karen Fry
• David Hunter
• kevin wise
• Richard Daglish
• Alan Martin
• Natalie Jacobs
• Alice King
• Yvonne Meade
• Emma Lander
• Darren Beer
• Emma Clarke
• Rob Ince
• Ceri Davies
• James Heath
• Karen Blackman
• Melanie Havelock
• Elaine Staff
• Amy Hey
• Alexis Thomas
• Suzanne Panayiodou
• Hannah Cooper
• Megan Ward
• Bryony Skelton
• Dean Jacobs
• Alison Holt
• Hannah Lawrence
• Malcolm Burtt
• Faiz Hoda
• Naomi Mitchell
• Nina Heavyside
• Simon McGoun
• Umar Masood
• Alex Kerr
• Anita Moran
• Andrew Ardron
• Carol Martin
• Chris White
• Anna Ingram
• Natasha Dixon
• Andrea Blue
• Nathan Harris
• Geoffrey James Ward
• Donna Akodu
• Kirsty Almeida
• Christine Blowers
• David McCloud
• Guner Mcleod
• Warren Eels
• Vicky Oram
• Jane Sheller
• Mark Murray
• Nicki Downey
• Gary Stone
• Parmjeet Sandhu
• jim skelton
• Andrea J Chee
• SARAH DIXON
• ANDREW DIXON
• Zoe Tilbury
• Sarah McNeill
• Jessica Sheller
• Andrew Sheller
• daniel delaney
• carmel sheller
• Sheree Harris
• karen Cahillane
• A Hopkins
• Elizabeth Garner
• Anthony Sheller
• Richard Sheller
• Lorraine Sheller
• Lucy O'Connor
• Lin Sheller
• Alison Bell-Roberts
• RAYMOND LESLIE BARNARD
• claire north
• collette orchard
• gary ogston
• jay mccloud (granson)
• charlie delaney (grandson)
• Robert Anderson
• Joanne Anderson
• Marie Hester
• Christine Leigh
• Russell Sheller
• Kasey Thomas
• Loraine Noble
• Ian Noble
• Bradley Mallett
• Lewis Mallett
• Stephen Mallett
• Stephen Sheller
• Fred Noble
• Trevor Bravington
• Rachel Wallace
• anne newman
• Lewis Sheller
• Rod Crothall
• Karen Harlow
• vicky mason
• S J Woolner
• Anna James
• Kris Toole
• pearl lansbury
• Sue Lee-white
• Alan Lee-white
• Hannah Lee-white
• Tony Lee-white
• Anthony Serne
• Louisa Duncan
• Ian Duncan
• Sally Brawn
• DIANE WAINWRIGHT
• Heather Lindsay
• Mike Cowell
• Stella Young
• Clive Durrant
• Donna Miah
• Everything shd be done to ensure correct taking of medication. Sorry about your mother.
• C K Woollard
• Dick King
• S King
• James
• Jenny Maher
• Eamonn Maher
• Samantha Jones