38 results for “clozapine toxicity”
52y · Male·clozapine toxicity
Andrew Kiltie, 52-year-old Aboriginal man, died from clozapine toxicity on 26 December 2007. He had been on clozapine 400mg daily for 5 years with significant clinical…
39y · Male·clozapine toxicity
Roland Ashbolt, a 39-year-old man remanded in custody with schizophrenia, died from clozapine toxicity. He had been prescribed clozapine (400mg daily) from January 2022 with good clinical response a…
64y · Female·unascertained
…ot establish a definitive cause of death. No natural disease was identified. Notably, she was prescribed Clozapine for resistant schizophrenia; her post-mortem toxicology revealed a Clozapine level of 3.5 mg/L, just bel…
38y · Male·Acute drug toxicity due to clozapine-induced cardiac arrhythmia
A 38-year-old remand prisoner with schizophrenia on clozapine died suddenly in prison from acute drug toxicity (clozapine-induced cardiac arrhythmia). He had been tra…
57y · Male·Clozapine toxicity on a background of right lower lobe of lung lesion (unspecifi…
…shua Brown, a 57-year-old man with treatment-resistant schizophrenia managed in the community, died from clozapine toxicity. He had accumulated over 50 tablets of clozapine at home despite being prescribed 550mg daily i…
58y · Male·Unascertained causes
…eatment-resistant schizophrenia living in aged care died suddenly 30 minutes after receiving his evening clozapine dose. Although post-mortem toxicology detected a potentially toxic clozapine level (3.9 mg/L), the coron…
35y · Male·Clozapine toxicity
A 35-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia and alcohol use disorder died from clozapine toxicity while residing at a non-clinical peer recovery facility. He presented with psychiatric distress…
44y · Female·natural causes, possibly a cardiac arrhythmia
…as found unconscious in the hallway and could not be resuscitated. The autopsy initially suggested acute clozapine toxicity, but extensive evidence at inquest demonstrated she was prescribed clozapine appropriately with…
40y · Female·Clozapine toxicity in a woman with cardiomegaly
A 40-year-old woman with depression, anxiety, alcoholism and undiagnosed cardiomegaly died from clozapine toxicity after obtaining the drug from a co-resident at a Peer Recovery Community. She was not prescribe…
69y · Female·Exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischaemic heart diseas…
…h Hostel residential aged care facility. On 4 August, she was mistakenly administered another resident's clozapine 300mg due to staff distraction during medication distribution. Although the error was recognized, staff …
29y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, clozapine, zuclopenthixol, diazepam) in a morbidly …
Shane Jarrett, a 29-year-old with schizophrenia and substance abuse history, died from mixed drug toxicity (heroin, clozapine, zuclopenthixol, diazepam) complicated by morbid obesity. During psychiatric hospitali…
35y · Female·mixed drug toxicity (fentanyl, morphine, clozapine and aripiprazole)
…man with schizoaffective disorder, opiate use disorder, and amphetamine use disorder died from mixed drug toxicity (fentanyl, morphine, clozapine, and aripiprazole) after absconding from an inpatient mental health facili…
27y · Male·Mixed drug (methylamphetamine and clozapine) toxicity
KT, a 27-year-old with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died in custody from mixed drug toxicity (clozapine and methylamphetamine). He was prescribed appropriate clozapine treatment with adequate monito…
46y · Female·mixed drug toxicity
46-year-old woman with bipolar disorder and chronic suicidal ideation died from mixed drug toxicity involving clozapine (prescribed to her roommate), olanzapine, fluoxetine, oxycodone, and diazepam. She di…
51y · Male·combined effects of dilated cardiomyopathy with myocardial fibrosis and prescrip…
…ic Hospital from combined effects of dilated cardiomyopathy with myocardial fibrosis and toxic levels of clozapine and aripiprazole. He was an involuntary forensic psychiatric patient with treatment-resistant schizoaffe…
29y · Male·acute bronchopneumonia complicated by multi-drug toxicity
…s Ang, aged 29, with schizoaffective disorder, died from acute bronchopneumonia complicated by multi-drug toxicity while in a psychiatric unit. Admitted 12 August 2005, he was on clozapine, valproic acid, and clonazepam.…
92y · Female·Clozapine toxicity in a lady with terminal lung carcinoma
A 92-year-old woman with terminal lung cancer died from clozapine toxicity after receiving medication intended for another resident. An Enrolled Nurse preparing the medic…
38y · Male·carbon monoxide toxicity
Samuel Mark Walsh died by carbon monoxide toxicity (suicide) in October 2014 while subject to a custody order for a forensic mental health condition. He had…
46y · Male·Acute purulent pericarditis as a consequence of an infected injection, in the co…
…had made reasoned decisions to maintain him on olanzapine depot injections despite attempts to encourage clozapine reintroduction, balancing his expressed wishes with clinical judgment. While staff were aware of his ill…
58y · Female·cardiac arrhythmia caused by a combination of pre-existing myocarditis and the a…
…ctedly at home on 21-22 August 2013 while receiving treatment-resistant bipolar disorder management with clozapine and olanzapine. Her death was investigated thoroughly following detection of elevated drug levels at aut…
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