opioids
Ordine discontinued
The TGA has announced that the supply of Ordine (morphine) oral liquid will be discontinued in Australia between November 2023 and early 2024 “While Ordine oral liquids are still available …
Failures to check SafeScript implicated in opioid death
A coroner has outlined how a man’s overuse of OTC codeine led to a dependence on tapentadol and oxycodone, and how this led to his death – aided by several …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Effect of SGLT2 Inhibitors on Cardiovascular Outcomes Across Various Patient Populations This meta-analysis of 13 trials assessed the effects of SGLT2 inhibitors …
World news wrapup: 20 July 2023
Case discontinued against pharmacist who refused to dispense morning after pill; UK mulls over codeine linctus schedule; US pharmacist incompetent to stand trial over weapons, drugs stash Kraków, Poland: A …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Clinical practice guideline for deprescribing opioid analgesics This paper is a summary of the Evidence‐based clinical practice guideline for …
New opioid deprescribing guidelines a ‘balancing act’
New opioid deprescribing guidelines have been published by researchers led by a hospital pharmacist In her work in the hospital sector, early career pharmacist Dr Aili Langford has already seen …
Medicines experts ‘sidelined, bypassed, ignored and treated as an afterthought’ on ODT
As the date for the implementation of the changes to opioid dependence therapy draws near, fact sheets continue to be updated, and pharmacists tell of their fears for their patients …
Methadone disaster looming
With only days to go before changes to opioid management therapy come into place, Andrew Topp has some questions for the Government about how patient health is being put at …
Surprise!
With only a couple of weeks before it’s due to begin, Angelo Pricolo looks at the national ODT (Opioid Dependence Treatment) Community Pharmacy program… and wonders about the detail Sometimes …
Thousands of ODT patients to be displaced
Pharmacists are calling for a delayed rollout of changes to the Opioid Dependence Treatment program, warning of “potentially horrific outcomes” for patients A Budget measure to allow people to access …
Pharmacist’s ‘elaborate and systematic’ scheme to get opioids
A former pharmacist used a copied key to get into his former workplace, fake scripts and take fentanyl – all by the light of his mobile phone The Pharmacy Board …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news Exploring Australian pharmacists’ perceptions and practices towards reducing the risk of medicines-related harm in aged care residents An online survey of …