People v. H.P. (In Re H.P.)

*843 ¶ 1 The respondent, H.P., appeals an order authorizing involuntary administration of psychotropic medication. At issue is whether the State must present evidence of known interactions between multiple medications in order to satisfy its statutory burden of demonstrating that the benefits of the proposed treatment outweigh the harm. See 405 ILCS 5/2-107.1(a-5)(4)(D) (West 2014). We hold that it must.

¶ 2 H.P. argues that (1) the State did not prove by clear and convincing evidence that the benefits of the proposed treatment outweighed the risk of harm because its expert witness did not…