Amarox Limited is recalling the batch after a patient received a pack of Sertraline 100mg tablets that contained one blister strip of Citalopram 40mg tablets by mistake.

Both medicines are SSRIs used to treat depression and anxiety, but taking the wrong drug could cause unexpected side effects.

Dr Alison Cave, chief safety officer at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), said: “If you have been prescribed Sertraline 100mg tablets and have received batch number V2500425, please check the carton contains the right medication.

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“You can find the batch number and expiry date printed on the side of the outer packaging.

“If the blister strips inside the carton are labelled Citalopram 40mg, please contact your pharmacy as soon as possible.

“If they are labelled Sertraline 100mg, no further action is needed.

“Patients who have accidentally taken citalopram instead of – or as well as – sertraline, may experience some heightened serotonergic side effects.

“These can include nausea, headache, sleep changes, and mild anxiety.”

Both SSRI medications are produced by the same manufacturer, at the same site, and the error appears to have occurred during secondary packaging of the blister strips into the cartons.

The MHRA is urging pharmacists and other healthcare professionals to identify patients who may have received the affected batch and contact them.

Those identified should be advised to return any remaining medication and consult their GP or clinician to discuss whether a new prescription is needed.

Doctors may also need to monitor patients, especially those under 18, over 65, or with existing heart or liver issues.

Adverse reactions should be reported through the MHRA Yellow Card scheme.

Healthcare professionals have been instructed to stop supplying the affected batch and return all remaining stock to their suppliers.

The former RAF Upper Heyford base, which is earmarked for a major housing development, is under scrutiny due to high levels of per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) ‘forever chemicals’.

These chemicals are linked to cancers, thyroid disease and fertility problems and are commonly associated with fire-fighting foams, which would have been used there when the site was operational from 1918 to 1994.

A national-scale preliminary overview study, published in Chemosphere, showed the elevated levels in the surface water at the Leys Farm Ditch test site, a tributary of Gallos Brook which is around 4km away from former airbase.

Despite this, development is already underway, with 1,200 of the proposed homes built over the past 15 years as part of a £5 billion project, led by Dorchester Living.

The Environment Agency, which is responsible for protecting and improving the environment in England, provides advice on applications to ensure no development has an adverse effect on the environment.

It said: “[We] are currently unable to support the development at Heyford Park as the application doesn’t demonstrate the risk of pollution to water quality from wastewater and drainage can be managed safely.”

While housing plans have since been reduced, with 9,000 of the homes removed from the government’s new towns scheme, these could still be built if approved by Cherwell District Council.

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However, the Environment Agency said any link between the development and PFAS would be for the planning authority.

It added: “The Environment Agency judges the application, rather than evidence against it or in favour from a third-party. To that end, testing from nearby watercourses wouldn’t form part of our advice. However, if we were to see the risk of pollution managed safely, we might reconsider our advice.”

Cherwell District Council said: “We will give careful consideration to all the material issues raised by local residents in determining the application and that will include taking the advice of technical consultees where required. 

“However, we will not reach our conclusions until a report on the proposed development is presented to the council’s planning committee.”

Oxfordshire County Council supports the position of the Environment Agency.

It said: “While the county council plays a key role in the development planning process, these specialised bodies are responsible for ensuring that land is safe for human health and that groundwater is protected from contamination.”

Maisie Willis had been running a small egg stand outside her family home when two hooded youths in Holbury, Southampton, tore it down and stole her produce.

Mr Clarkson described it as the “saddest story of the week” in his column for The Times, lamenting what he sees as the decline of the country’s entrepreneurial streak.

In his piece, he argued the incident underlines his belief that “it’s easier to live on benefits”.

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“Little Maisie Willis keeps a few chickens in the back garden at her home near Southampton, and sells the eggs to passers-by from a roadside stall,” the outspoken presenter said.

“But while she was celebrating her fourth birthday, some yobs in balaclavas broke her stall and smashed all the eggs.

“She wanted to make a bit of pocket money. She was learning about business.

“And now she’s been taught it’s easier to live on benefits.”

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The family later discovered the wrecked stall dumped in a nearby street, with Maisie’s smashed eggs scattered across the road.

Maisie’s mother, Chelsea Willis, eventually tracked down the two teenagers involved and secured an apology.

The 28-year-old said: “Two horrible boys smashed it apart and threw her eggs all across the road.

“They have been made to apologise, but it doesn’t make up for how upset she is.

“We were having her birthday party, and these boys ruined it.”