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Coroner challenges Streeting on epilepsy medication availability after tragic death

The senior coroner for Bedfordshire and Luton said there were concerns about access to medicine following the death of 58-year-old Paul Nash.

26 Mar 2026 , 1 Min Article

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ADHD patients risk getting duplicate prescriptions from GPs and private clinics

A coroner said neither Louis Saunders' GP or an ADHD clinic knew about the other’s ongoing prescribing of his medications

24 Mar 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Risks of ‘excessive’ reliever inhaler use ‘not fully recognised’ finds inquest

Awareness lacking around significance of increased use of blue inhalers, coroner reports

19 Mar 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Coroner: Failure to renew methotrexate advice since Pharmacy First creates ‘ambiguity’

Guidelines from 2017 now lead to 'ambiguity' since Pharmacy First launch, inquest finds

25 Feb 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Coroner: Lack of pharmacy access to patient records a factor in drug interaction death

Pharmacists would 'likely' have spotted drug contraindication with record access, finds coroner

05 Feb 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Coroner urges review of apixaban leaflets after head trauma death

Patient leaflets do not directly address head injury risk, warns coroner

27 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

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RPS: Prescribing alerts needed to stop 'unacceptable' drugs duplication

An inquest said 55-year-old Paula Doreen Hughes died as a result of “an unintended therapeutic excess of paracetamol”.

08 Jan 2026 , 1 Min Article

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Doctors can be reluctant to discuss SUDEP during patient consultations, warns coroner

The coroner warned sudden unexpected death in epilepsy is not covered in doctors' medical training.

05 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Coroner: Mechanic bought overdose medicines without wholesale licence

Business owner used trade account to 'bulk buy' paracetamol, coroner finds.

03 Nov 2025 , 2 Min Article

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Coroner: Housing association could have confiscated excess medicine from vulnerable resident

Christopher John O’Donnell died from asphyxia due to airway obstruction by vomit and drug toxicity having taken a “substantial” amount of stockpiled methadone.

30 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

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GP reviews should include ECG for long-term users of antipsychotics, warns coroner

A coroner warned there is a lack of clear and consistent guidance that GP health checks should include electrocardiograms for patients on long-term antipsychotics.

15 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Coroner seeks answers from RCGP over suicide of patient with mental illness

The coroner in Cheshire said “not all GPs book follow-up appointments for patients presenting with mental health difficulties".

27 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Illegal websites posing as regulated pharmacies, warns coroner after overdose death

Coroner reports on benzodiazepine death of vulnerable 45-year-old man in Wales

28 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Coroner seeks answers from ICB over accidental prescription medicines death

Greater Manchester ICB has until June 5 to explain how it will prevent accidental medication-related deaths after a man died from "concomitant Dihydrocodeine and Pregabalin toxicity".

22 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Dangers of antidepressant-heart medication combination ‘not widely appreciated’, warns coroner

Chloe Burgess died having suffered cardiac arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death after taking amitriptyline, paroxetine and ivabradine.

12 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Coroner: Student died after failings by GP, locum pharmacist and NHS 111

Charlie Marriage died from sudden unexpected death in epilepsy in June 2021 after he was unable to get his medication from a pharmacy.

23 Jan 2025 , 3 Min Article

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