IS IT CONSIDERED A NATURAL DEATH IF SOMEONE DIES FROM A DRUG TOXICITY OR A CHEMO DRUG LIKE GEMZAR?

Posted on Tue, 29 Dec 2020

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Question : IS IT CONSIDERED A NATURAL DEATH IF SOMEONE DIES FROM A DRUG TOXICITY OR A CHEMO DRUG LIKE GEMZAR,

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
no

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

natural death means without any external intervention. Using a drug and experiencing side effects is not a natural death. If you're asking whether the death has to be investigated or not (with an autopsy or other means), the answer depends on the treating doctor. If the treating doctor can document the cause of death then no investigation should be carried out.

Kind Regards,
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis,
Internal Medicine Specialist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar