coroner’s court
Widen RTM scope to all S3, S4 meds: coroner
A coroner has recommended making the ACT’s DORA system mandatory for all prescribers and pharmacists, after the death of a woman from multi-drug toxicity Forty-eight-year-old Lauren Maree Johnstone died in …
What is the role of pharmacists in drug-related deaths?
A review of coronial findings saw one case where the pharmacist contributed to cause of death, however most others did not make any recommendations to pharmacists Researchers from the University …
Falling between the cracks
Coroner calls delay of real-time monitoring in WA “frustrating” and pleads for urgency following the death of a young army veteran The WA Coroner has found that real-time monitoring would …
An ‘unusual’ case
A man has died by overdose in a GP surgery after taking drugs alongside the GP’s daughter – who also worked at the practice A 43-year-old man from Adelaide has …
Inquest: GP criticised over phone scripts without review
A coroner has criticised a GP for ‘sub-optimal’ treatment of a woman who died from respiratory failure ACT woman Lesley Kaye Hasleby was 61 years old when she died on …
A ‘needless and entirely preventable’ death: Coroner
Pharmacists are reminded of their right to refuse supply in the wake of an inquest into a man’s death due to methotrexate toxicity Earlier this year, media outlets reported on the …
Fatal outcome on Kwinana Beach
A coronial inquiry has found use of synthetic cannabinoids led to the death of a Perth man, who was having trouble sourcing his usual cannabis supply Steven John Colloff, 47, …
Death caused by undetected e-prescribing error
A man’s death from opioid toxicity occurred due to “persistent failure of critical thinking” by those involved in his care, according to findings handed down by the NSW State Coroner …
Coroner warns against daily long-term paracetamol use
A coroner has concluded the death of a Tasmanian man was due to paracetamol toxicity after daily use for more than a decade Maxwell John Free passed away aged 64 …