99 results for “medication misuse”
37y · Male·stab wound to the chest penetrating the heart
…ous compliance only under legal compulsion. Over the following 10 days, he exhibited non-compliance with medication, excessive alcohol consumption, and escalating psychotic symptoms including paranoid delusions that peop…
45y · Female·Multi-drug toxicity
Christine Drinnan, aged 45, died from multi-drug toxicity involving lethal morphine levels combined with pethidine, quetiapine, benzodiazepines and alcohol. Over 12 years, her GP Dr H. prescribed dangerous quantities of …
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, dextromethorphan). He manipulated multiple GPs by misreprese…
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…
57y · Female·aspiration of gastric contents caused by combined drug and alcohol toxicity resu…
…ltiple psychiatric conditions. On the evening of her death, she consumed alcohol while taking prescribed medications including methadone, ibuprofen, and Panadol, and was found deceased the next morning. Post-mortem toxic…
50y · Female·mixed tablet overdosage (quetiapine and venlafaxine with codeine)
…vices, delayed specialist psychiatric referral despite clear indications, inadequate monitoring of alcohol misuse (which significantly complicated her condition), and insufficient early engagement with cognitive-behaviou…
36y · Female·Stab wound to the right chest
…ependence was suboptimal. Recommended improvements include substance abuse assessment before prescribing medications with abuse potential, specialist referrals for complex cases, and regular monitoring of long-term analg…
David Edwards: disseminated lymphomatosis complicating large B-cell lymphoma. Ne…
… indication, professional consultation, or her informed consent. Stephen Edwards had obtained injectable medications from a locum GP (Dr F.) on 1 March 2016 by misrepresenting his father's condition and requesting pallia…
24y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (morphine and diazepam)
…rescription shopping across 19 doctors and 32 pharmacies over three years, obtaining large quantities of medications while concealing his attendance at multiple providers. Depression, anxiety, and prescription drug addic…
0y · Female·Morphine toxicity
…nce abuse on child safety and the need for better systems to identify and intervene in prescription opioid misuse.
50y · Male·Neck compression secondary to hanging
Jason, age 50, was found deceased by hanging at a footbridge in Kerang, Victoria on 18 October 2021, following an incident of family violence perpetrated by him against his partner 'P'. The coroner's investigation identi…
32y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Aaron Luke Prisgrove, a 32-year-old man with depression, alcohol abuse, and acromegaly, died by hanging on 12 July 2011, shortly after involuntary admission to Graylands Hospital's Smith Ward. He had presented to Tom Pri…
32y · Female·Compression of the neck
…services discharged NLU with incomplete risk assessment despite documented family violence history, poor medication compliance, psychotic symptoms, and substance abuse; (2) NLU's diagnosis remained unclear (alcohol abuse…
30y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism in an overweight man with comorbidities (including rec…
Karl Steinhauser, a 30-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance misuse, died from pulmonary thromboembolism on 12 March 2023 while under Mental Health Act care. After two weeks …
16y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (codeine, morphine, tramadol, alprazolam and desmethylvenlaf…
…rescription monitoring) was not yet available, the general practitioners who prescribed Schedule 4 and 8 medications to LI on a one-off basis missed critical opportunities to intervene by checking available resources lik…
32y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity (including heroin)
Kirk Steven Ardern, a 32-year-old male with a long history of opioid dependence and substance abuse, died from multiple drug toxicity (including heroin) three days after release from prison. Two critical clinical failure…
25y · Male·Multiple organ failure due to acute paracetamol poisoning
…ors warranting immediate evacuation. Paracetamol overdose was likely ingested 1-3 November from diverted medication; acetylcysteine antidote effectiveness was diminished by the time of hospital arrival. Systemic failures…
44y · Male·Combined drug effect (oxycodone and benzodiazepines)
…ycodone from two different doctors on the same day (15 and 23 November 2012) at different pharmacies, then misused the medication intravenously in combination with his regular benzodiazepines. He had reduced opioid toler…
26y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity and bronchopneumonia
Daniel James Hall, aged 26, died on 31 July 2010 from multiple drug toxicity and bronchopneumonia after consuming approximately 10-12 OxyContin tablets over 24 hours, vastly exceeding the prescribed dose of one tablet ev…
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