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Man suffers psychotic episode involving bears and burglars after being prescribed new drug on NHS

A man who was not warned about the potential side effects of a new drug he was prescribed on the NHS has said he saw bears and burglars after suffering a psychotic episode. The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) said Andrew Holland was “not fully informed” when he was prescribed prednisolone – a type of steroid. The 61-year-old from Manchester suffered a psychotic episode which lasted for weeks after he was put on the drug at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital in 2022 to treat inflammation in his eye. Shortly after, he began suffering disrupted sleep and severe headaches. He then bec…