A British woman got considerably more than she bargained for when she was accidentally given prescription erectile dysfunction medication instead of the far-more-mundane eye cream she needed to clear up an eye problem.
As BBC News reports, the Scottish woman, whose name has not been released, went to get treatment for a mundane eye issue. The doctor prescribed her VitA-POS, a paraffin-based eye lubricant used to treat dry eyes and corneal erosions.
However, the pharmacist apparently mis-read the prescription, and instead dispensed Vitaros. According to Lloyd’s Pharmacy, Vitaros is a vasodilator cream used to treat erectile dysfunction.
The woman, not knowing any better, put the cream on her eyes. She later wound up in the emergency room, suffering from eye pain, blurred vision, redness and swollen eyelids. Fortunately, she was treated – correctly this time – with antibiotics, steroids and lubricants. The “mild chemical injury” cleared up within a week.
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