177 results for “medication overdose history”
43y · Male·Amitriptyline toxicity
…ximum-security prisoner with chronic suicidal ideation, borderline personality disorder, and a documented history of medication hoarding and overdose attempts, died from amitriptyline toxicity in April 2021. He accumula…
40y · Female·combined drug toxicity (clomipramine, sertraline, diazepam, and quetiapine)
…mbined drug toxicity involving clomipramine, sertraline, diazepam, and quetiapine. She had a longstanding history of depression, OCD, and recurrent overdoses between 2014-2016. In the weeks before her death, she reporte…
41y · Male·suicide by unknown method, either through deliberate self-harm or by placing him…
…o 'perish without a trace'. His ex-wife later reported he had experienced lifelong depression, a previous overdose in 1987, and felt his anti-depressant medication was no longer effective. The coroner concluded he died b…
43y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (tapentadol, sertraline, gabapentin, periciazine, carbama…
A 43-year-old woman with complex psychiatric history including schizoaffective disorder, borderline personality disorder, and chronic suicidality died from co…
45y · Male·multiple drug toxicity
…Cooma Correctional Centre, died from multiple drug toxicity involving methadone and mirtazapine. He had a history of drug dependence and mental health conditions (schizophrenia, depression) managed with olanzapine and m…
32y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
A 32-year-old man with bipolar disorder and substance abuse history died from mixed drug toxicity (oxycodone 0.7 mg/L, tramadol, benzodiazepines, cannabis and amphetamines).…
40y · Male·drug overdose (propofol)
Stuart Hill, a 40-year-old anaesthetic and recovery nurse at the Alfred Hospital with a history of anxiety and depression, died by intentional drug overdose using propofol and rocuronium obtained from …
Female·Dothiepin toxicity
Yvonne Carrigg, a woman with recurrent post-natal depression, died from dothiepin overdose three days after psychiatric discharge. Critical clinical failures included: prescribing dothiepin (a car…
41y · Female·Left middle cerebral artery territory ischaemic stroke
…cy Department with altered consciousness on 28 May 2015. She was initially assessed as having a possible medication overdose rather than acute stroke, despite later learning she had reported weakness on her right side an…
39y · Male·clozapine toxicity
…st-mortem analysis showed clozapine at 4.6 mg/L (therapeutic range 0.35-0.6 mg/L), indicating one or more overdoses. Expert evidence established the clozapine level was not artifactual despite eight-day post-mortem inter…
45y · Male·overdose of quetiapine (Seroquel) augmented by alcohol
A 45-year-old man with schizophrenia and a decade-long history of repeated overdoses died from quetiapine (Seroquel) toxicity combined with alcohol. Critical failures o…
52y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
A 52-year-old man with multiple sclerosis, chronic pain, depression and history of suicidality died from mixed drug toxicity following an intentional overdose. He was prescribed multipl…
31y · Male·Overdose of quetiapine (Seroquel) in combination with alcohol
Travis Graham, a 31-year-old man with a history of mental illness, self-harm, and substance abuse, died from an overdose of quetiapine (Seroquel) combine…
47y · Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (quetiapine, olanzapam, lorazepam and diazepam)
…hew Clayton Lyons, a 47-year-old man with longstanding schizophrenia, severe anxiety, and substance abuse history, died from mixed prescription drug toxicity (quetiapine, olanzapam, lorazepam, diazepam). He had expresse…
24y · Male·Aspiration of vomit associated with combined drug effect
…mbined drug effect while on home detention after serving a prison sentence for traffic offences. He had a history of depression (following the death of his young son), substance abuse, and self-harm. Released to home de…
Female·early bronchopneumonia complicating combined drug toxicity (fentanyl overdose)
Wendy Osborne, a woman with a history of substance abuse and psychiatric issues, died from bronchopneumonia complicating fentanyl overdose. Her…
57y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity, predominantly propoxyphene (Doloxene)
…ith benzodiazepines. His GP of 13 years prescribed Doloxene for 10 years despite documented alcohol abuse history, which was contraindicated. The GP also prescribed multiple central nervous system depressants (Temazepam…
32y · Female·Opiate toxicity; toxic combination of morphine and codeine causing respiratory d…
Mrs Edwards, a 32-year-old woman with severe depression and psychiatric history, was found dead in bed. Autopsy revealed opiate toxicity with high levels of morphine and codeine. Toxico…
23y · Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (tramadol and alprazolam)
…old male died from mixed prescription drug toxicity (tramadol and alprazolam) at a camping site. He had a history of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and previous overdose attempts. His mother provided unprescribed trama…
27y · Male·heroin toxicity
A 27-year-old man died from heroin toxicity while on home detention bail. He had a history of depression, anxiety, and substance use (cannabis, methamphetamine, heroin). During home detention, he …
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