oxycodone
What helped halve oxycodone use?
Oxycodone use almost halved after changes to packaging and prescribing practices were made in 2019, new research has found Dr Rory Verhagen, from UQ’s Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences, analysed …
Lengthy use underscores need for early assessment
Discharge from hospital is a common reason for initiating oxycodone, study finds, but a proportion of people were still taking the drug 12 months later… About half of new oxycodone …
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 …
Prescribing without proper authority
A doctor has narrowly escaped deregistration after continuing to prescribe Endone to a patient for nearly three years, despite having his authority application rejected A Sydney GP and former practice …
Ex-pharmacist pleads ignorance in court of appeals
A former pharmacist who was jailed for dispensing opioids to customers of a “pill mill” pain clinic, and ordered to pay $3.71m in restitution, is attempting to appeal his 20-year …
‘Gross abuse’ of position
A doctor found guilty of indecently assaulting a female patient, and who prescribed the patient quantities of S8s knowing she was drug dependent, has been struck off A 62-year-old GP …
Falling between the cracks
Coroner calls delay of real-time monitoring in WA “frustrating” and pleads for urgency following the death of a young army veteran The WA Coroner has found that real-time monitoring would …
Struck off over opioid dependency
A pharmacist has had his registration cancelled after stealing nearly 1000 oxycodone tablets and using them while at work A NSW man who was employed as a pharmacy manager at …
‘Script owing’ culture leads to diverted oxycodone
A pharmacist’s “perceived lack of security” in his employment influenced his failure to adequately supervise a technician The South Australian pharmacist has been reprimanded and conditions imposed on his registration …
Accidental death due to opioids: inquest
How can pharmacists help patients who are experiencing the side effects of tramadol, or at risk of accidental overdose? Perth woman Jackie-Lee Smith, 56, died due to tramadol intoxication leading …
Pharmacist faces 40 years in prison over sex scandal
A US pharmacist has pleaded guilty to distributing oxycodone in exchange for sexual favours Licensed pharmacist Richard Daniel Hiller, 64, from Maryland on the United States’ east coast, pleaded guilty …
Script issues
Study reveals disproportionately high rates of oxycodone prescribing in a rural area New Australian research has revealed concerning levels of oxycodone in western Victoria, with experts calling for investigation on …