Don’t scapegoat doctors when their patients are harmed by alternative therapists
Earlier this year a coronial inquest took place in Byron Bay, NSW. It concerned a Lismore man who had died in 2021 after a reaction…
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Hospital failed to restart patient’s warfarin and sent discharge letter to wrong GP: coroner
A hospital that stopped an elderly man’s warfarin decided ‘inappropriately’ that his GP should restart it, a coroner has found. According to Victorian coroner Katherine…
Doctor appeals damning inquest findings over prison death of Veronica Nelson
A doctor is appealing findings against him over the death of an Aboriginal woman in custody, saying the coroner ignored key evidence and unfairly sullied…
TGA issues baclofen warning to doctors in response to overdose deaths
The TGA is urging caution with off-label baclofen prescribing for alcohol use disorder in the wake of coronial inquiries into two deaths. While elevated suicide…
GP prescribed wrong lithium dose after failing to double check patient’s discharge summary: inquest
A GP prescribed the wrong lithium dose to a patient despite receiving a hospital discharge summary and reports with the correct, lower dose, an inquest…
Call for domestic violence-specific Medicare items misguided: RACGP Â
A coroner’s call for standalone domestic violence Medicare items represents the wrong approach for patients and could create privacy risks, the RACGP says. Victorian…
Ophthalmologist performed risky surgery despite being put ‘on notice’ by GP’s letter: coroner
The death of a woman with end-stage COPD could have been avoided if she had been adequately assessed before cataract surgery, a coroner has found. …
Ciprofloxacin warning after cardiologist’s tragic suicide
The suicide of a UK cardiologist shortly after he was prescribed ciprofloxacin highlights that many doctors remain unaware of the link between the antibiotic and…
Tapentadol death shows SafeScript ‘not working or not being used’ by GPs: coroner
A patient who overdosed on tapentadol and oxycodone triggered 77 red flags in the real-time prescription monitoring system SafeScript, but doctors only checked his prescribing…
Off-label baclofen implicated in dozens of overdose deaths: coroner
More than 30 patients have died in the past decade after overdosing on baclofen, an antispasmodic that is commonly prescribed off label to treat alcohol…
