Tooting woman's Inquest adjourned over repeat-prescription query (From Wandsworth Guardian)

Tooting woman's Inquest adjourned over repeat-prescription query

7:10am Monday 24th August 2009

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An inquest into the death of a woman who died after collapsing at home was adjourned after the woman’s husband said his wife could have been prescribed drugs without seeing her GP.

Coroner Dr Shirley Radcliffe said she was “concerned” about the possiblitly Ann Wildish could have been given too many repeat-prescriptions for Warfarin, which treated her deep vein thrombosis, and steroids without appointments.

Mrs Wildish, 54, died after collapsing in front of the TV at her Cowick Road home in Tooting about 5.30pm on June 25, Westminster Coroner’s Court heard on Thursday.

The court heard Mrs Wildish, who at 17 stone was obese, was taken to hospital where blood started pouring from her nose and mouth.

Doctors could not stabilise her and she died later that evening.

The court heard Mrs Wildish suffered from deep vein thrombosis and respiratory problems brought on by her weight.

A post mortem examination revealed her heart was failing but evidence from a doctor who treated her said Mrs Wildish had “unusually high” amounts of Warfarin when she entered the hospital.

Mrs Wildish’s husband, Phil, said his wife told him she was going to the doctors roughly every four to six weeks but when he checked her handbag he saw her last visit was in August 2008.

The coroner adjourned the inquest to investigate.

Dr Radcliffe said: “I’m very concerned, very concerned indeed. I am going to adjourn the case and we will get the GP here and hear from them.”

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