drug dependency
‘Start those conversations’
Pharmacy 777 and ScriptWise are urging pharmacists to speak with patients about the risks associated with long-term use of benzos and opioids As part of ScriptWise’s inaugural National Prevention of …
Self-prescribing leads to deregistration
A NSW doctor with a codeine dependency has been struck off for prescribing scheduled medicines to himself over 600 times in just two years A doctor who had practised in …
Responding to codeine effects
Under-reporting of codeine dependence is highly likely and interventions are needed, say Australian researchers in new systematic review A systematic review published this week in the Medical Journal of Australia …
How long is too long for opioids?
With overprescription rife, what is the optimal length for opioid scripts post surgery, and how can pharmacists help? According to recent US data, the majority of patients undergoing common elective …
Helping me, helping you
A methadone program brought this recovering heroin addict and pharmacist together Fabian, from Victoria, was 16 years old when he first started using heroin. And it was only when a …
“We know doctors haven’t done really well setting boundaries in this area.”
With rising numbers of people hooked on prescription opioids, pharmacists are crucial to flagging overprescribing and reducing dependency harms, says GP A workshop on responding to dependency at the Pharmacy …
“Addiction cannot be cured by a punitive measure.”
Most pharmacists think the government’s proposal to drug test welfare recipients is not only a bad idea but potentially harmful, as the third test site is announced The Coalition has …