Death ‘less likely’ had patient not accessed two takeaway doses: coroner

Chief pharmacist questions prescribing doctor following patient’s overdose death Tasmania’s chief pharmacist has questioned a GP’s concurrent prescribing of oral methadone liquid and diazepam after a woman died from mixed drug toxicity in 2022, in particular their authorisation of consecutive takeaway doses. The 54-year-old deceased, from Hobart, first began taking part in an opioid replacement