Woman dies after GP prescribes increased oxycodone dose

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Woman dies after GP prescribes increased oxycodone dose

Patrice

Dougan

pdougan@nzdoctor.co.nz

Monday 24 June 2024, 03:30 PM

A GP didn’t adequately account for the speed of increasing oxycodone and failed to properly document his consultation with the woman two days before she died of oxycodone toxicity, according to the HDC [Image: Christina Victoria Craft on Unsplash]

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