codeine
Pharmacists aren’t aiding stockpiling
Doctors have taken to mainstream media to claim that codeine addicts are stockpiling – and pharmacists are letting them Pharmacy leaders have described as a “beat-up” the suggestion that pharmacists …
How new codeine laws will affect our rural communities
Rural and regional pharmacists need to act now to smoothe the codeine upschedule transition, writes Steven Kastrinakis From 1 February 2018, medicines containing codeine will no longer be available from …
Codeine dos and don’ts
The TGA has released new guidelines to help pharmacy assistants during the codeine upschedule transition It has highlighted the fact that because of legal restrictions around advertising Pharmacist Only Medicines …
A snapshot of scepticism
A new study has quantified the disconnect between GP views on the codeine upschedule, and those held by pharmacists and codeine users The study, Attitudes in Australia on the upscheduling …
No more Codral codeine
Johnson & Johnson Pacific has confirmed that it will discontinue its codeine-containing Codral formulation The current formulation containing low-dose codeine is being phased out, a spokesperson for the company told …
TWC pharmacists build on learning
TerryWhite Chemmart pharmacists have heard about ways to manage the codeine upschedule transition at an inaugural Masterclass TerryWhite Chemmart is celebrating the extension of its Masterclass program, with more than …
Codeine safety update
The TGA has warned against using codeine in children under 12 In its latest Medicines Safety Update, the TGA has advised that the recommendations of its safety review of codeine …
Study to examine upschedule impact
Regular users of medicines containing codeine are being invited to participate in a study on how the rescheduling will affect them A University of Tasmania research project is aiming to …
The week in review
The Melbourne Cup may have stopped the nation on Tuesday, but in the meantime the pharmacy sector stayed busy… Health Minister Greg Hunt took to the MJA to laud the …
Codeine: a done deal
Upscheduling to go ahead on 1 February, after TGA didn’t receive any formal submission to delay, senior bureaucrat confirms OTC codeine in Australia is set to become a memory with …
“It’s a matter for the states”
Following the COAG meeting of health ministers, Hunt maintains the states have “full control” over the upschedule implementation Health Minister Greg Hunt says codeine was raised as a topic of …
Bowing to pressure?
Despite Guild reportedly “backing down” from lobbying over codeine upschedule, health groups are still concerned as ministers set to meet today With health ministers across the country to meet on …