60 results for “medication seeking behaviour”
67y · Female·mixed prescription drug toxicity (oxycodone and oxazepam); central nervous syste…
… left, 'DNR' written on chest, farewell text message). Her prescriber appropriately assessed her for drug-seeking behaviour on each occasion oxycodone was prescribed and found no concerns. The coroner found no clinical …
32y · Male·Multidrug overdose
…epam, methadone, and other drugs from multiple prescribers and pharmacies. While some GPs recognised drug-seeking behaviour and ceased prescribing, others (notably Dr S.) continued providing high-risk prescriptions as r…
24y · Male·cardio-respiratory arrest due to multi-drug toxicity
…eutic dosing; ensuring robust communication systems for clinically significant observations (patient drug-seeking behaviour); strict medication administration oversight; and maintaining advanced life support training fo…
24y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
…el. He had a history of anxiety and shoulder pain following 2015 surgery, for which he received multiple medications including pregabalin, benzodiazepines, opioids, and stimulants from different prescribers. His girlfrie…
37y · Male·acute heart failure caused by multiple drug toxicity (methadone and alprazolam)
…levels of methadone and alprazolam, likely consumed on 9 September 2005. His GP, Dr G., prescribed these medications (including benzodiazepines contraindicated with methadone) from March 2001 onwards despite knowing Kiel…
22y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (alprazolam, methadone, diazepam, dextromethorphan and op…
Adrian Westlund, a 22-year-old with complex drug-seeking behaviour and polypharmacy addiction, died of combined drug toxicity (alprazolam, methadone, diazepam, de…
27y · Male·propoxyphene toxicity
A 27-year-old man with schizophrenia died of propoxyphene toxicity while in police custody. He ingested a fatal dose of Doloxene capsules prescribed by Dr R. on 27 June 2000. The doctor prescribed 100 capsules to a patie…
20y · Male·Lung infection on a background of oxycodone intoxication
…e critical importance of real-time prescription monitoring systems, practitioner vigilance regarding drug-seeking behaviour, and proper assessment of drug dependence before prescribing Schedule 8 substances.
43y · Male·hypoxic brain injury caused by cardiac arrest due to unintentional drug poisonin…
…been prescribed large quantities of pregabalin, temazepam, and tramadol by his GP despite documented drug-seeking behaviour and illicit substance use. While hospitalised for injection drug complications, he received unn…
Unknown·acute fentanyl toxicity; acute oxycodone toxicity; multiple drug toxicity; opioi…
Four adults died from opioid overdoses (fentanyl and oxycodone) in Queensland between 2012–2014. All obtained prescriptions from multiple doctors ('doctor shopping') without effective detection. Systemic failures include…
33y · Male·toxic effects of oxycodone
A 33-year-old man died from oxycodone toxicity after his general practitioner prescribed escalating doses of the opioid for intermittent migraines over 14 months (5-30mg daily), despite a prior rejection of a pethidine a…
49y · Female·Bronchopneumonia, hypoxic brain injury, and combined drug toxicity (oxycodone an…
…uscitation. Over 15 months prior to death, she had seven hospital admissions for overdoses of prescribed medications. Her GP, Dr N., prescribed high-dose oxycontin (240mg/day) and diazepam despite repeated overdoses and …
43y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following polypharmacy overdose and iatrogenic …
…odone tablets in August 2017 by leveraging regulatory differences between ACT and NSW, falsely reporting medications stolen or confiscated. On 30 August, Dr R. prescribed additional opioids after a phone call from Mr Pat…
62y · Female·Unknown. Likely natural causes, possibly with drug-related element. QT-prolongat…
…vulnerable patients with multiple comorbidities; ensuring adequate follow-up when prescribed psychiatric medications; recognising signs of serious illness in patients with hoarding and poor living conditions; coordinatio…
26y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity
Alissa Campbell, aged 26, died from accidental drug overdose caused by multiple prescription medications—predominantly codeine and doxepin in combination with benzodiazepines. She had accessed prescription dr…
47y · Male·Bronchopneumonia on a background of methadone and benzodiazepine use
… addiction') was dispensed excessively while clinical notes documented benzodiazepine dependence and drug-seeking behaviour; (3) Benzodiazepines potentiate methadone's respiratory depression; (4) Extensive 'prescription…
22y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (tapentadol, clonazepam, citalopram, amphetamine, olanzapine…
…d to check SafeScript (Victoria's real-time prescription monitoring system) before prescribing monitored medications, perpetuating his addiction cycle. His regular treating team appropriately coordinated care with Webste…
30y · Male·Acute Cardiac Dysrhythmia of Uncertain Aetiology
…iac dysrhythmia of uncertain aetiology. During his final admission in February 1998, he developed severe behavioural disturbance resistant to anti-psychotic medication, progressing to medication-induced delirium. He was…
28y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (synergistic effects of diazepam, oxycodone, and fentanyl ca…
…GP on 6 June 2017, obtaining additional diazepam and oxycodone prescriptions. He self-administered these medications alongside hospital medications, achieving toxic levels. Critical lessons: clinicians should routinely a…
47y · Male·Compression of the neck arising from hanging
… by psychiatry registrar Dr D. on 19 September, she concluded his presentation was non-genuine and he was seeking admission to avoid court. He was not admitted. Following a failed telehealth appointment on 20 September …
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