Pensioner hospitalised after using expired meds

Elfreida Benjamin

Pensioners George and Elfreida Benjamin depend on the public healthcare system for all their medical needs, but the man is now devastated because his wife is hospitalised after using expired medication.

The expired pills, George, 84, alleged, were given to his wife by the Leonora Cottage Hospital (LCH) last Friday. Elfreida, 74, became “gravely ill” hours after taking the medication