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A young woman was left seriously ill after she was mistakenly given an antidepressant by a pharmacy instead of the prescribed pain relief for endometriosis.
The woman, in her mid-20s, said she fainted and remained unconscious for about 15 minutes, and suffered other severe symptoms, which left her seeking medical help.
She had earlier been diagnosed with endometriosis, which caused severe pelvic pain, and was prescribed cyproterone, branded Siterone, to ease the pain.
However, when she collected a repeat prescription as scheduled, she was mistakenly given the antidepressant sertraline, which carried the brand name Setrona.
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