21 May 2021

Lamotrigine brand switch: Advocate slams Coroner's report

From Morning Report, 6:45 am on 21 May 2021

A patient advocate for people living with epilepsy has called just-released coroners findings a "wasted opportunity".

The chief coroner has this morning released her report into six deaths that occurred after a recent change in epilepsy medication.

The report finds there was no clear links between the brand switch and the deaths.

Arabella Gubay, whose daughter has epilepsy and who sat through the coronial inquest told reporter Emma Hatton she's shocked and heartbroken that because a link could not be found - the Coroner has not made any recommendations.