opioid
Synthetic opioids: the coming wave
Fentanyl has yet to fully enter Australia, but experts believe it is a matter of when, not if, it arrives on our shores. Is there a role for pharmacists in …
Pharmacists on the frontline of overdose response
Researchers welcome rise in numbers of pharmacies involved in the Take Home Naloxone program, but more action is needed to combat opioid overdoses With more than 1000 Australians dying each …
Pharmacy administration of long-acting injectable buprenorphine
In this short two part video, John Jones, My Community Pharmacy owner from Shortland NSW, discusses his experience of long-acting injectable buprenorphine and how it differs from daily treatments. View …
Suboxone theft unlikely to be a once off
Closure of methadone service linked to pharmacy raid A pharmacy owner fears a desperate patient’s decision to walk into the dispensary to grab Suboxone will be the beginning of a …
Naloxone for all
Everyone should carry naloxone, especially members of the police, a patient advocate believes Pharmacists are being urged to lobby state and territory health ministers to push for their governments to …
Butler announces 7% dispensing fee increase
CPI-tied dispense fee rise to kick in, while rural pharmacies will have location allowance doubled Dispensing fees will increase 7% and from July 1, Health Minister Mark Butler has announced, …
Addiction: how do we minimise harm?
Angelo Pricolo hosts a panel of experts who answer our readers’ questions about addiction medicine and pharmacy’s role in harm minimisation AJP invited a panel of leading addiction medicine experts …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby outlines the latest research news and developments Antidepressants in adolescence In adolescence, antidepressants are second-line treatment options after psychological therapy for anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder. A concern …
Call to arms
Review findings highlight the vital role pharmacists can play in opioid stewardship Findings from a new review show that pharmacists are ideally positioned to promote and implement effective opioid stewardship—providing …
Fix the inequities
Uncapped and unregulated fees are negatively impacting use of the opioid dependency treatment program, Senator claims Questions have again been raised in Parliament about the inequities resulting from the …
Is harm minimisation working in pharmacy?
Pharmacy is still missing a few beats when it comes to provide effective harm minimisation support, a study finds, with stigmatising an issue While community pharmacies are well positioned to …
The opioid snapshot
New data reveals the largest increase for a decade in the number of patients receiving opioid dependency treatment On a snapshot day in 2020, over 53,300 clients received pharmacotherapy treatment …