Margaret Hions
12 Feb 2016 · Coroner Jonathan Layton · Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire
The coroner's concerns
1. inappropriate tinzaparin prescribing and monitoring
“review of the current Health Board practice in the prescribing of tinzaparin medication and the monitoring of blood levels”
2. failure to monitor creatinine clearance
“the importance of monitoring creatinine clearance as per Health Board clinical pharmacy policy to be reiterated to medical team and pharmacists”