Salvation Army worker's medication error leads to resident's death
Alex Clack, 48, died eight days after a Melbourne group home worker administered another resident's medication in December 2024. The Salvation Army staff member gave him 450 milligrams of clozapine instead of his prescribed dose, triggering cardiac arrest. A coroner's six-page report found the error's significance unclear, prompting experts to criticize the brevity of findings in such a serious.
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Published 19 Jul 2026, 03:30 UTC · Updated 19 Jul 2026, 03:40 UTC
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