A VERDICT of misadventure was recorded at the inquest of a 77-year-old retired home carer.
The inquest heard how Elizabeth Bailey had died from a build-up of toxins from her medication.
Mrs Bailey, of Eachill Gardens, Rishton, died on January 21 and was found by her daughter.
A post mortem examination found Mrs Bailey's metabolism of drugs was compromised by liver sclerosis caused by diabetes.
Coroner Michael Singleton said this meant the cough medicine she was taking did not pass through her body and instead built up to a lethal level.
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