naloxone
A new era for naloxone
Free naloxone program kicks off, welcomed by pharmacists The national rollout of the Take Home Naloxone (THN) program, which allows pharmacists to provide free naloxone, kicks off from today (1 …
Three lives per day saved
The take home naloxone pilot led to a 10-fold increase in naloxone supply, with 80% of units provided through community and hospital pharmacies, new results show Experts are considering the …
A life-saving measure
Scaling up take-home naloxone over the next decade to reach people on prescribed opioids would save hundreds of lives, researchers argue based on new modelling Research led by the Burnet …
Naloxone ‘safety net’ theory unfounded
Take-home naloxone is not associated with increased opioid use or overdose, according to a new systematic review Health researchers have debunked a common objection to take-home naloxone (THN) programs: that …
Talking pharmacy
Angelo Pricolo discusses the latest developments with naloxone therapy, and talks about the inspiration for his popular AJP columns Regular AJP contributor Angelo Pricolo talks to AJP editor Chris Brooker …
Good news on naloxone, for some
The extension of the take-home naloxone pilot doesn’t go far enough, one expert says The Government announced in Tuesday’s Budget that it will provide $3.9 million in 2021‑22 to extend the …
Budget windfall for health
Big health budget boost with telehealth, aged care and mental health at the forefront, but little specific to pharmacy announced Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg released the 2021-22 Federal Budget last …
Naloxone update
SHPA has released a practice update to support safe, immediate use of naloxone The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia notes that the opioid toxicity antidote is now more readily …
AJP chats with… Angelo Pricolo
‘Greg Hunt, if you’re out there, please reconsider’: Talking about getting naloxone into more hands, harm minimisation and reducing stigma in the pharmacy… “The smallest side glance or comment, or …
Stories from the frontline
‘He came into the pharmacy, in tears’: How Australian pharmacists are playing a role in reducing opioid deaths The Penington Institute released Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2020 this Monday to …
The week in review
Pharmacy was in the media spotlight this week, with concerns aired about its role in COVID-19 testing and News Corp attacking it over medicines prices The Palaszczuk Government announced on …
‘Pharmacists are in a unique position to recommend naloxone.’
The Pharmacy Guild’s Tasmanian branch has called for an expansion of the free take-home naloxone trial to community pharmacies A new trial of free take-home naloxone commenced in Tasmania late …