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New patient guide aims to reduce opioid harms

New patient guide aims to reduce opioid harms

A lack of information regarding opioid use after hospital discharge can be dangerous for some patients, but a new guide aims to close that gap.


Pharmacists’ codeine fears overstated, GP says

Pharmacists’ codeine fears overstated, GP says

While pharmacists have raised concerns about a shortage of low-dose codeine, Dr Evan Ackermann, a GP with a special interest in drugs of dependence, says the evidence supports up-scheduling.


RACGP recommends options for regulation of schedule 8 prescription opioids

RACGP recommends options for regulation of schedule 8 prescription opioids

The RACGP has made a submission to the Department of Health detailing its proposed options for the regulation of schedule 8 prescription opioid medicines.


Discussing the effects of codeine up-scheduling in general practice

Discussing the effects of codeine up-scheduling in general practice

Dr Evan Ackermann, GP and key author of the RACGP’s ‘Prescribing drugs of dependence in general practice: Part C’, talks with newsGP about his initial experiences following the up-scheduling of codeine.


New skills, fewer scripts and less screen time: Resolutions for 2018

New skills, fewer scripts and less screen time: Resolutions for 2018

With 2018 well and truly underway, Dr Edwin Kruys details three of his key resolutions for the new year.


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