Preventing dependence

Amcal and ScriptWise have teamed up to educate the public about opioid and benzodiazepine medications May is Medication Dependence Prevention Month, an awareness campaign undertaken by the non-profit ScriptWise. Along with Amcal, it aims to ensure that Australians understand that long-term use of opioid and benzodiazepine medicines could result in worse pain or more difficulty