opioid
The pill epidemic
Painkiller misuse is rife, survey finds, with 75% reporting misuse of OTC codeine products, and 20% misusing prescriptions The recently released Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) …
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 …
Snapshot of addiction
10 interesting stats on the treatment of drug dependency across Australia, including uptake of opioid pharmacotherapy The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has published the latest data on …
Victoria revises opioid pharmacotherapy policy
State’s health department has been forced to reassess policy after concerns about numbers of methadone-related deaths were raised by the Coroner Key changes in the revised ‘Policy for maintenance pharmacotherapy …
Forum: PSA responds to claims RMMR pharmacists lacked support
Following claims from RMMR pharmacist Penny Kraemer that RMMR pharmacists have not always had the professional support they deserve, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has responded. “The PSA consistently advocates …