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29y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (gabapentin, codeine, diazepam, oxycodone, doxylamine, prome…
A 29-year-old man died from mixed drug toxicity involving multiple CNS depressants. His GP, Dr X, had maintained an inappropriate three-year sexual relationship with the patient while prescribing escalating doses of opio…
46y · Male·Respiratory arrest secondary to acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma caused by…
A 46-year-old man with poorly controlled asthma and known ibuprofen hypersensitivity presented to a rural hospital with chest pain. A remote on-call doctor prescribed aspirin without knowledge of the allergy or availabil…
42y · Male·Complications post polypharmacy toxicity
Gregory Sedgman, aged 42, died from polypharmacy toxicity after consuming excessive prescription medications at a post-sentence supervision residential facility. He had deliberately accumulated medications despite a seiz…
37y · Male·Mixed Drug Toxicity (Oxycodone, Quetiapine, Pregabalin and Clonazepam)
A 37-year-old man died from mixed drug toxicity (oxycodone, quetiapine, pregabalin, clonazepam) after ingesting unknown quantities of his own medications in an ED. He presented with trauma symptoms four days post-motor v…
30y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (4-Fluoroamphetamine, 25C-NBOMe, dimethylamphetamine, methyl…
Jason, aged 30, died from mixed drug toxicity after ingesting what he believed to be MDMA but which actually contained 25C-NBOMe and 4-fluoroamphetamine, combined with GHB. He experienced seizures and collapsed; CPR was …
0y · Male·Scimitar syndrome
An 11-week-old term infant (Baby JDU) died from Scimitar syndrome, a rare congenital heart and lung disorder with bilateral complications including pulmonary hypoplasia, venous obstruction, and severe pulmonary hypertens…
47y · Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (quetiapine, olanzapam, lorazepam and diazepam)
Matthew Clayton Lyons, a 47-year-old man with longstanding schizophrenia, severe anxiety, and substance abuse history, died from mixed prescription drug toxicity (quetiapine, olanzapam, lorazepam, diazepam). He had expre…
24y · Male·Combination of factors including methylamphetamine toxicity, physical exertion, …
Pat Morena, a 24-year-old drug dealer under police surveillance, died during restraint in the prone position after being apprehended on suspicion of drug offences. He was acutely intoxicated with high-concentration methy…
42y · Female·gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) toxicity; cardiorespiratory depression
A 42-year-old woman holidaying on a cruise ship died from gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) toxicity. She was unknowingly given GHB by male passengers who subsequently engaged in sexual abuse while she was incapacitated. The s…
36y · Male·Combined effects of trihexyphenidyl (benzhexol) toxicity, amphetamine-type stimu…
A 36-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, substance abuse issues, and undiagnosed cardiomyopathy died from combined toxicity of benzhexol (prescribed by his GP for tardive dyskinesia), amphetamine-type stimulants,…
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