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Originally Posted by BrianAlt
This sucks, but I don't get this...
"It was an accidental overdose, and he is in critical condition..." How does one accidentally overdose on prescription pills? Does one think, "Oh, a handful isn't enough. Tonight I go for two handfuls!"
"Ooops, that's too many..." Falls to the ground.
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An "accidental overdose" can also mean two or more prescriptions mixed in the body and had a lethal effect, when separately they should have been fine. A patient who discloses all of the drugs he is taking, prescription or otherwise, will raise a red flag for a pharmacist who sees that new drug X will be dangerous when taken with drugs Y and Z. I doubt he's that forthcoming and on the record, hence the "accidental overdose."