Chief coroner opens joint inquiry into anti-epileptic medication deaths

Chief Coroner Judge Deborah Marshall has opened a joint inquiry into four deaths linked to the anti-epileptic medication Logem, which contains the anticonvulsant drug lamotrigine.

Four deaths linked to the medication have been referred to the coroner in the past months.

“Because of the high public interest in these cases, and the effect on people’s wellbeing, I have decided to open a joint inquiry into these deaths to investigate the cause and circumstances and see if they could have been prevented in any way,” Judge Marshall says.

“My inquiry will look at whether the change in brand to Logem may have changed the seizure control and whether that contributed to the deaths.”