49y · Female·combined prescription drug intoxication (zopiclone, amitriptyline, periciazine)
Karen Tracey Reaks, aged 49, died from combined prescription drug intoxication involving zopiclone, amitriptyline, and periciazine, with systemic lupus erythematosus as a contributing factor. She ingested medications…
32y · Female·combined drug toxicity, mainly heroin
Natasha Calleja, 32 years old, died from combined drug toxicity (mainly heroin) while an involuntary inpatient at Swanston Centre psychiatric unit after her de facto par…
46y · Female·Accidental mixed prescription drug toxicity (tramadol, amitriptyline, codeine, d…
Michelle Jayne Stocks, aged 46, died from accidental mixed prescription drug toxicity in December 2018. She had complex medical conditions including emphysema, fibromyalgia, and chronic pain,…
43y · Female·acute toxic effects of amitriptyline
A 43-year-old woman with depression was admitted to Gold Coast University Hospital with suspected amitriptyline overdose. After 11 hours of ED monitoring, she was medically cleared and transferred to a mental healt…
48y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (morphine, codeine, venlafaxine, amitriptyline and zopiclone…
A 48-year-old woman with depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder died from mixed drug toxicity while on voluntary inpatient psychiatric admission. She had undisclosed significant illicit drug use, whi…
48y · Female·Combined drug toxicity involving oxycodone, benzodiazepines (diazepam, nordiazep…
A 48-year-old woman with epilepsy, depression, anxiety and documented drug dependence died from combined toxicity of oxycodone, benzodiazepines, amitriptyline and other drugs. Over 12 months pre-death, she obtained medi…
43y · Female·Severe diffuse hypoxic brain injury caused by administration of supratherapeutic…
…diffuse hypoxic brain injury caused by excessive sodium bicarbonate administration during treatment of amitriptyline overdose. The treating ED consultant prescribed sodium bicarbonate at 2 mmol/kg repeated every 3-5 min…
44y · Female·Mixed alcohol and drug toxicity (tapentadol, diazepam, mirtazapine, amitriptylin…
Aisha Natasha Khan, 44, died from mixed alcohol and drug toxicity following an intentional polypharmacy overdose with alcohol consumption. She had a history of depression,…
57y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, methadone, benzodiazepines including novel benzodia…
…a 57-year-old Wurundjeri man with longstanding opioid and benzodiazepine dependence, died from mixed drug toxicity involving heroin, methadone, prescribed diazepam, unprescribed benzodiazepines including the novel benzod…
24y · Male·Aspiration of vomit associated with combined drug effect
…ne alerts), tested positive for amphetamines, and attempted suicide on 4 January 2001 by overdosing on amitriptyline. After psychiatric clearance, he was discharged to his parents' care under new home detention conditio…
30y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (methadone, amitriptyline, alprazolam, diazepam, oxazepam, n…
Benjamin Appelman, 30, died from mixed drug toxicity in a creek in December 2010. He had engaged in prescription shopping across multiple GPs and pharmacies t…
48y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (predominantly methadone)
Amy Rebecca Deane-Johns, aged 48, died from combined drug toxicity predominantly involving methadone that she had taken without knowledge or authorization. She had a long h…
43y · Female·acute multiple drug toxicity on a background of chronic pain and morbid obesity
A 43-year-old woman died from acute multiple drug toxicity after 26 years of high-dose opioid therapy for chronic pain following a motor vehicle accident. Despite r…
23y · Male·In keeping with drowning
Brandon Clark, a 23-year-old Aboriginal man, died by drowning in the Manning River during a police foot pursuit on 22 January 2022. He was stopped while in a vehicle following drug intelligence, gave false identity detai…
28y · Female·Complications of a seizure in the setting of prescription drug abuse (pregabalin…
…lin levels (~56mg/L, toxicologically significant at 20-25mg/L) combined with methadone, oxycodone, and amitriptyline—a combination causing CNS depression. The case highlights systemic failures: pregabalin was not monito…
31y · Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (methadone, fluvoxamine, tramadol, mirtazapine …
Christopher Neil Adams, 31, died from mixed prescription drug toxicity (methadone, fluvoxamine, tramadol, mirtazapine, diazepam) combined with advanced coronary atherosclerotic…
51y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
…ith longstanding treatment-resistant depression, chronic pain, and suicidal ideation died from mixed drug toxicity. She intentionally overdosed on multiple medications including benzodiazepines, antidepressants, and anal…
20y · Female·Methylamphetamine toxicity
…e Muckersie, a 20-year-old female with a history of drug use, died on 30 July 2001 from methylamphetamine toxicity. Her body was found in a storm water drain in Swan View. The coroner conducted an extensive inquest exami…
33y · Male·multi-drug toxicity as a result of misadventure
…d a complex psychiatric history including recurrent suicidal ideation and overdoses, died from multi-drug toxicity in October 2009. The coroner examined whether his discharge on 13, 19, 21 and 22 October 2009 was appropr…
72y · Female·Intrathecal toxicity of bupivacaine and morphine
A 72-year-old woman with terminal metastatic parotid cancer died from intrathecal toxicity of bupivacaine and morphine. She was admitted to Ashford Hospital for pain management of pathological pel…
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