Graham Saffery
18 Sept 2019 · Coroner Emma Whitting · Bedfordshire & Luton
The coroner's concerns
1. prescribing amitriptyline and oxycodone simultaneously without adequate monitoring
“Although other pharmacological guidance such as Medscape Drug Interaction Checker and Stockley's Interaction Checker recommend the need for both caution and monitoring when prescribing amitriptyline and oxycodone simultaneously, such advice does not appear to be provided by the BNF which is regularly consulted and relied upon by GPs.”