Claire Medhurst
10 Aug 2017 · Coroner Patricia Harding · Mid Kent and Medway
The coroner's concerns
1. use of medications such as paracetamol or ibuprofen after discharge
“The discharge process on 25th January 2017 did not include any cautionary advice as to the further use of medications such as paracetamol or ibuprofen as an analgesic particularly when [the deceased] had been experiencing headaches shortly before discharge and had been prescribed ibuprofen”