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Laura Hume with her five year old daughter.
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Laura Hume says it was only after her health began deteriorating that she found out she was one of thousands of people who had been switched to a generic drug in a cost saving drive by Pharmac.
Now, the Health and Disability Commissioner has found there is a systemic failure in the way brand switches are communicated to patients and has asked Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield to intervene.
Hume, 28, has had epilepsy since the age of five, and it took her until her early twenties to get her seizures under control.
A woman who lost her job after her epilepsy drugs were changed without her knowledge has forced a top level health review.
Laura Hume says it was only after her health began deteriorating that she found out she was one of thousands of people who had been switched to a generic drug in a cost saving drive by Pharmac.
Now, the Health and Disability Commissioner has found there is a systemic failure in the way brand switches are communicated to patients and has asked Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield to intervene.
Hume, 28, has had epilepsy since the age of five, and it took her until her early twenties to get her seizures under control.