morphine
World news wrapup: 20 June 2024
Baby in palliative care dies after morphine overdose dispensed by pharmacy; British pharmacists call for workforce investment; Armed pharmacy bandits get five-year jail sentences London, England: Chemist+Druggist has reported on …
Update on morphine
Approval granted for the supply of overseas-registered morphine oral liquid products and new supply arrangements following Ordine discontinuation The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has granted approval for the supply of …
Fentanyl use skyrockets
New data shows that Australia uses nearly 2,000% of its need for opioids, compared to some countries that are only able to access less than 1% of what they need …
Over 40 criminal charges for forged and stolen scripts
A health practitioner used white out to create a phony script for morphine – but a pharmacist spotted the fraud and called police A former medical radiation practitioner from Queensland …
Keen-eyed pharmacist uncovers morphine misconduct
The pharmacist contacted police after discovering a carer was misappropriating a patient’s MS Contin tablets and substituting them with aspirin A Queensland woman has been banned for life from providing …
Police found stolen drugs in pharmacist’s home
A former pharmacist has been reprimanded for misconduct after stealing drugs such as morphine and oxycodone from his employer, and making false entries in controlled drug records The conduct in …
How did the codeine upschedule change use?
Latest data reveals a decline in use of low-dose codeine in 2018, but is there more to the story? UNSW’s National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) has released the …