An elderly widow died after taking prescription medication given to her in error at a Boots chemist, an inquiry heard.
Margaret Forrest was given Gliclazide pills intended for a patient with a similar surname, diabetic Florence Frost.
The 86-year-old was found unconscious in her flat in Kingussie, Inverness-shire, by her son Billy, 65, on November 12, 2013, the Daily Record reported.
The fiercely independent pensioner - who had been back-packing near Afghanistan and in Australia in recent years – never emerged from a coma and died two days later.
A fatal accident inquiry was told that the pills induced a hypoglycemic brain injury and other complications.