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Friday, 21 May 2021, 5:06 am PHARMAC accepts the coroner’s comments that not all information about the brand change reached patients. “We offer our deepest condolences to the families and friends of Ricky Blackler, Reuben Brown, Krystle Loye, Andre Maddock, William Oliver, and Jessica Reid,” says PHARMAC’s director of operations Lisa Williams. “I attended every day of the inquest and listened to all evidence shared. The strength of the families of those who passed away was inspiring and I applaud them for taking part. “The coroner has said the evidence does not clearly link the b...

In November, Marshall heard from six families as part of an ongoing investigation into the cause and circumstances of the deaths and whether the brand change affected seizure control. The deceased include Ricky Blackler, a 24-year-old scaffolder, Reuben Brown, a 27-year-old farmer, 35-year-old Krystal Loye, sales representative Andre Maddock, 31, student William Oliver, 26, and Jessica Reid, a 23-year-old animal groomer at a pet store. Epilepsy is a common disorder in which nerve cell activity in the brain is disturbed, causing seizures. It affects about 1-2 in 100 New Zealanders. DAVID ...