death
Boy鈥檚 methadone death was in 鈥榟igh-risk鈥 circumstances
A pharmacist who dispensed methadone to parents of a boy who died from ingesting the drug has suggested a 鈥渂etter system鈥 for informing employee pharmacists, especially when owners are absent …
Jump in asthma deaths recorded
Over-reliance on OTC salbutamol may be contributing to a spike in Australian asthma deaths, one veteran pharmacist and asthma expert warns The National Asthma Council Australia has released new Australian …
Wrong chart used in ACF, followed by patient鈥檚 death
Unsafe medication practices at a residential aged care facility were 鈥渟ignificant,鈥 a coroner says in findings into an elderly woman鈥檚 death The 81-year-old Queensland woman had several health conditions, including …
Failures to check SafeScript implicated in opioid death
A coroner has outlined how a man鈥檚 overuse of OTC codeine led to a dependence on tapentadol and oxycodone, and how this led to his death 鈥 aided by several …
Coroner鈥檚 鈥榞rave concerns鈥 over tramadol
A Victorian coroner has recommended further training regarding tramadol and its interactions, noting it is not included in SafeScript, following a woman鈥檚 death The Victorian woman, who had a history …
Night cupboard, low staffing probed in hospital death
A coroner said the operation of a hospital pharmacy was key in the case of a woman who died after being given propranolol and verapamil 鈥 but made no recommendations …
Diazepam for cash… before suicide
A Western Australian pharmacist has been disqualified from applying for registration for three years after a tribunal found he had committed professional misconduct The State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia …
Pharmacy misunderstanding heard at COVID jab inquest
A pharmacist has told of the 鈥渕illion documents coming through鈥 on COVID jabs, at an inquest into the death of a New Zealander after he received the Pfizer vaccine The …
Mandatory pharmacy discharge review suggested
A pre-discharge pharmacy review could have led to a different outcome for a man who died of haemorrhagic stroke, a coroner鈥檚 court has heard Deputy State Coroner Jacqui Hawkins made …
鈥楾hey shouldn’t have prescribed the medication.鈥
A pharmacist prescribed and dispensed propranolol to a woman who later died from an overdose, saying he could not access her medical records because it was the weekend UK media …
Star pharmacist admitted advice failure
A clarithromycin-warfarin interaction was 鈥渘early like petrol on a burning fire,鈥 the daughter of a patient who died has told a hearing An Irish pharmacist failed to caution her patient鈥檚 …