BBC: Scottish nurse's death linked to tirzepatide

[timewalk]

"Nurse’s death linked to approved weight-loss drug"

Susan McGowan, 58, took two low-dose injections of tirzepatide [...] over the course of about two weeks before her death on 4 September.

Her death certificate [...] lists multiple organ failure, septic shock and pancreatitis as the immediate cause of death – but "the use of prescribed tirzepatide" is also recorded as a contributing factor.

Days after her second injection she began experiencing severe stomach pains and sickness, so she went to A&E at Monklands - where her colleagues battled to save her life.

the article also suggests a background of kidney problems:

Ms Campbell was told by doctors that her aunt's kidneys were not functioning properly. Days later she went into a coma, and her organs began to fail.

(disclaimer: I'm not a doctor.) it seems to me like she had preexisting conditions on account of her weight.

 

[SmokeySquid]

Also not a doctor but this seems like a stretch to attribute her death with tirz. Expect to see a lot more reports like this one in the future as more and more people start using GLP-1's.

 

[penewbie]

Tirz causing pancreatitis and pancreatitis causing death is not a stretch, it's a completely logical conclusion.

This medication is not without risks, but the benefits far outweigh the risk.

 

[SmokeySquid]

Tirz causing pancreatitis and pancreatitis causing death is not a stretch, it's a completely logical conclusion.

This medication is not without risks, but the benefits far outweigh the risk.

That's fair but the two week time frame between initial dose and death seems a tad on the fast side for something like pancreatitis. Once again, not a doctor.