article_snippet: Dr Prashen Pillay, who accidentally prescribed 77-year old Joan Dixon a cardiac drug at 1,000 times the recommended dose, embarked on a two-year hellraising spree .
article_snippet: Tragedy occurred in October of that year whilst Joan Dixon, who had a history of heart problems, was being treated for a fractured hip following a fall.
article_snippet: After receiving up to 2.5mg of the drug - ten times thenormal dose - Mrs Dixon suffered a heart attack.
article_snippet: Tragedy occurred in October 2010 whilst Joan Dixon, 77, who had a history of heart problems, was being treated for a fractured hip following a fall at St Richard's Hospital and was prescribed a lethal dose of drugs by Dr Prashen Pillay .
highlights_snippet: Dr Prashen Pillay prescribed Joan Dixon, 77, with a lethal dose of a drugs .
  