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Fatal overdoses involving hydromorphone and morphine among inpatients: a case series

Amanda Lowe, Michael Hamilton, Julie Greenall BScPhm MHSc, Jessica Ma, Irfan Dhalla and Nav Persaud
March 02, 2017 5 (1) E184-E189; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20160013
Amanda Lowe
Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (Lowe), Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (Hamilton, Greenall, Ma); St. Michael's Hospital, Health Quality Ontario and Department of Medicine and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto (Dhalla); Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, and Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto (Persaud), Toronto, Ont.
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Michael Hamilton
Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (Lowe), Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (Hamilton, Greenall, Ma); St. Michael's Hospital, Health Quality Ontario and Department of Medicine and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto (Dhalla); Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, and Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto (Persaud), Toronto, Ont.
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Julie Greenall BScPhm MHSc
Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (Lowe), Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (Hamilton, Greenall, Ma); St. Michael's Hospital, Health Quality Ontario and Department of Medicine and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto (Dhalla); Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, and Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto (Persaud), Toronto, Ont.
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Jessica Ma
Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (Lowe), Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (Hamilton, Greenall, Ma); St. Michael's Hospital, Health Quality Ontario and Department of Medicine and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto (Dhalla); Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, and Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto (Persaud), Toronto, Ont.
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Irfan Dhalla
Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (Lowe), Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (Hamilton, Greenall, Ma); St. Michael's Hospital, Health Quality Ontario and Department of Medicine and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto (Dhalla); Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, and Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto (Persaud), Toronto, Ont.
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Nav Persaud
Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (Lowe), Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (Hamilton, Greenall, Ma); St. Michael's Hospital, Health Quality Ontario and Department of Medicine and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto (Dhalla); Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, and Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto (Persaud), Toronto, Ont.
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vol. 5 no. 1 E184-E189
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20160013
PubMed 
28401133
History 
  • Published online March 2, 2017.
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Copyright 2017, Joule Inc. or its licensors

Author Information

  1. Amanda Lowe, BScFS, (Hons), MSc,
  2. Michael Hamilton, MD, MPH,
  3. Julie Greenall BScPhm MHSc,
  4. Jessica Ma, BScPhm,
  5. Irfan Dhalla, MD, MSc,
  6. Nav Persaud, MD, MSc
  1. Affiliations: Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (Lowe), Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (Hamilton, Greenall, Ma); St. Michael's Hospital, Health Quality Ontario and Department of Medicine and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto (Dhalla); Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, and Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto (Persaud), Toronto, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to:
    Nav Persaud, nav.persaud{at}utoronto.ca
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