213 results for “medication dependence”
34y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (gabapentin, oxycodone, tramadol, diazepam, citalopram, d…
…ribers and dispensers despite 66 system notifications in the year before death; incomplete disclosure of medications by the patient to clinicians; lack of real-time monitoring of gabapentin (not yet on SafeScript); and u…
34y · Male·Asphyxia consistent with plastic bag asphyxia
… a psychiatric history with prior suicide attempts and was on olanzapine. He ceased taking antipsychotic medication 14 days before death; clinical review by a psychologist 6 days later found no signs of psychosis or depr…
33y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, buprenorphine and benzodiazepines)
…to restrict access. Critical clinical lessons: (1) Multiple prescribers failed to identify or act on his medication-seeking behaviour despite warnings from his mother; (2) He declined hospital admission after an overdose…
39y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, oxazepam, carbamazepine, levetirace…
A 39-year-old man with epilepsy and opioid dependence died from multiple drug toxicity involving methadone, benzodiazepines (diazepam, oxazepam), antiepilepti…
Unknown·acute fentanyl toxicity; acute oxycodone toxicity; multiple drug toxicity; opioi…
…y prescribers, and insufficient clinical education. Contributing factors: inadequate assessment for drug dependence; prescribing without real-time access to patient's dispensing history; prescription oversight gaps betwe…
32y · Female·Opiate toxicity; toxic combination of morphine and codeine causing respiratory d…
… The coroner criticised the inadequate police investigation: no thorough search was conducted initially, medication collection was delayed 14 months, and the puncture mark was not documented in the police report despite …
27y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (heroin, methadone, diazepam and amphetamines)
Hunter Joseph Stewart, a 27-year-old with major depressive disorder and alcohol dependence, was admitted to St Vincent's Acute Inpatient Service following police custody for public intoxication. …
23y · Male·multidrug overdose including tramadol and methadone
Shannon Lees, a 23-year-old with schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance abuse, absconded from a mental health rehabilitation unit and died from multidrug overdose involving tramadol and methadone (not prescribed to h…
32y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (codeine, methadone, alprazolam, diazepam) in a man with cor…
James Dougan, 32-year-old man with longstanding polysubstance abuse, died from mixed drug toxicity (codeine, methadone, alprazolam, diazepam) complicated by severe coronary artery atherosclerosis. He engaged in prescript…
38 and 3y · Female and male·Stacey: hanging; Seth: undetermined causes (likely suffocation, drowning, or str…
…ssons include: inadequate communication between Stacey's psychiatrist and general practitioner regarding medication (Alprazolam dose increasing above authorized limits, concurrent Tramadol prescription not discussed); su…
37y · Male·mixed drug toxicity with fentanyl as the principal agent
… multiple neurosurgeries and was prescribed opioids and benzodiazepines. He developed addiction to these medications, engaged in 'doctor shopping' across multiple practices, and robbed pharmacies to obtain drugs. Followi…
54y · Male·Unable to be ascertained. Multiple contributing factors identified: arrhythmogen…
…tient overdosed significantly); physiological stress from psychosis and physical restraint; and possible medication miscommunication. Critical clinical lessons: (1) the combination of doxepin and venlafaxine requires car…
Christopher Salib: ischaemic heart disease with multiple prescription drug toxic…
…ti-drug toxicity). All died from lethal combinations of benzodiazepines, opioids, and other prescription medications obtained through multiple doctors ('doctor shopping'). Key failures included: lack of real-time prescri…
39y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiorespiratory arrest due to methadon…
A 39-year-old woman with opioid dependency died from cardiac arrest caused by methadone toxicity. She had been prescribed up to six take-away doses of 120mg methadone per week by her GP under Queensland's Opioid Treatmen…
26y · Female·multiple blunt force injuries from fall from height; significant contributing co…
…r the same day. Expert evidence indicates she should have been involuntarily detained overnight to allow medication overdose effects to clear and permit comprehensive discharge planning, though three experienced psychiat…
37y · Male·Acute Aspiration Pneumonitis following on Quetiapine Ingestion
Paul John Long, a 37-year-old man with chronic schizoaffective disorder and alcohol dependence, died on 4 November 2002 from acute aspiration pneumonitis following quetiapine overdose. After presenti…
33y · Male·toxic effects of oxycodone
…r the same indication due to addiction and adverse effect risks. The prescriber did not recognize opioid dependence development or exercise appropriate caution regarding long-term daily opioid use for a condition for whi…
54y · Male·carbon monoxide asphyxia
Dallas Brooks Shrimpton, a 54-year-old man with severe alcohol dependence, chronic depression, and multiple previous suicide attempts, died by carbon monoxide asphyxiation. He pr…
32y · Male·Multidrug overdose
A 32-year-old man with a history of polysubstance abuse, schizoaffective disorder, and chronic pain died from multidrug overdose at home. He had obtained fentanyl, clonazepam, diazepam, methadone, and other drugs from mu…
50y · Male·Complications of right buttock necrotising fasciitis secondary to chronic right …
…ole's practice of prescribing high-dose IM morphine for home self-injection to a patient with prior drug dependence fell far below accepted standards. No medical expert supported this approach. Proper chronic pain manage…
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