A doctor prescribed Percocet, Darvocet, Valium,Nuerontin, Cymbalta among other meds to a asthmatic who became dependant on them and recently died in the hospital. Official cause of death was OD. In the hospital! How does one go about getting the answers to how this happened and if there was adequate supervision?
2007-01-11 05:32:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Go get a couple of more opinions I recognize most of these drugs but the one that jumped out at me was Cymbalta which is an antidepressant. It scares me to see someone who is depressed with two kinds of pain pills. I know constant pain is depressing but I would think that a doctor would keep a real close eye on that kind of combination.
2007-01-11 05:43:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consult a medical professional that you trust with this information and ask him/her for there opinion. If they believe that the doctor who prescribed all of these medicine was negligent then your next recourse would be to consult a lawyer that can subpoena the person's medical records from the doctor since technically that are still covered under the doctor patient confidentality clause even though the person is deceased. Also a lawyer will be able to navigate the system better than you might be able to do as a common person. If he recieved medical treatment and all of the prescriptions from one medical doctor in my opinion I would have to say that the doctor was negligent because there is no way that a person with respiratory difficulties could tolerate all of those prescriptions considering they all slow your breathing down expecially the darvocet, and valium. Also some of these could be lethal combinations if taken together. I hope this gives you some place to start in your quest for answers. Also find out if your friend could have been depressed or suffering from mental problems if so and the doctor knew this that is another way he was negligent prescribing that much pain medicine to someone that may be having thoughts of suicide. Like I said I hope all of this helps
2007-01-11 13:51:34 · answer #2 · answered by Jsess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard of or seen several younger 18-50 year old patients die in the last year and common denominator has been the mixing of an opiod (Percocet, Vicodin, etc) with a benzodiazapine (Xanax, Ativan, Valium, etc). I don't know what is up with that, but they really need to start looking seriously at how this combination interacts.
2007-01-12 15:05:54 · answer #3 · answered by spiritualjourneyseeker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you're best bet would probably be to get other opinions about this combination of drugs from other doctors in different hospitals. a good doctor will be able to tell you the whys and hows of the drugs interaction with each other. chances are there was not adequate supervision if this OD happened so i think no matter what anyone says you are safe in assuming this.
2007-01-11 13:39:31 · answer #4 · answered by kestrelk8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel as though when you are given a med by your doctor you trust them with the amount that is prescribe to you. If you get the med home and take more than you are suppose to then you are responsible for the consequences. If the doctor perscribes the patient more than what is needed...how does the patient really know it is/was to much, that will be the question raised if her family decides to take it to court.
2007-01-11 13:43:16 · answer #5 · answered by Danielle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see a well-referred Medical malpractice lawyer for consult.
2007-01-11 13:37:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋