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The week in review
Codeine stayed in the headlines this week, amid a flurry of announcements from stakeholder bodies The codeine debate rolled on, with State and Territory Health Ministers responding to NSW Nationals …
WA Health Minister codeine ‘backflip’
The AMA’s West Australian branch has accused the State’s Health Minister, Roger Cook, of risking residents’ health Mr Cook, alongside all other State and Territory Health Ministers bar South Australian …
Rural doctors query Guild codeine access comments
Rural doctors have weighed in on the codeine debate, saying they strongly support the TGA’s decision to upschedule The Rural Doctors Association of Australia makes a point of calling for …
Which intervention changed docs’ antibiotic prescribing?
American researchers trialed three interventions to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing… and two helped significantly Jason N. Doctor, of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, looked at how three behavioural …
Guild commercial interest risking patients: Kruys
A high-profile GP has accused the Guild of being a “disruptive factor in healthcare” over the codeine debate RACGP Queensland chair Dr Edwin Kruys has written on his Doctor’s Bag …
Would codeine be listed today?
Codeine might not even be approved for use if it was introduced today, one doctor says “I think if codeine was invented next week, it might struggle to get listed,” …
Health Ministers worried about upschedule consequences
State and Territory Health Ministers have answered a call to address the codeine upschedule In a move commended by the Pharmacy Guild, all State and Territory Health Ministers – bar …
The week in review
This week began with accolades for pharmacy’s future leaders, but ended with debate with doctors over codeine Controversy has erupted—again—over codeine and the 1 February upschedule, with NSW Nationals leader …
Doctors erupt over Nats codeine announcement
The AMA has accused the Pharmacy Guild of “actively undermining” the TGA over the codeine upschedule Following yesterday’s announcement by NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro that the NSW Nationals supported …
Docs ‘missing the point’ on codeine harms
The Guild has told doctors to “get real” about tackling the harms caused by opioid misuse Guild president George Tambassis was responding to today’s RACP statement on codeine, criticising it …
Turf war: have the debate, but keep it constructive
It’s important to discuss where the limits of pharmacy’s role lie – but the current “turf war” approach isn’t supported by the profession This month, PSA national president Dr Shane …
The week in review
Codeine news and the prospect of $20 online prescriptions caused controversy this week The ever-present issue of codeine loomed large this week, as the results of this study, which helped …