Landmark Australian study on oxycodone prescribing Oxycodone is the most prescribed strong opioid in Australia. Yet little was known about its use and prescribing patterns – until now. Marketing and prescribing of oxycodone fuelled the opioid epidemic in the United States, still raging almost 30 years after the drug was first introduced. To understand the […]
Buying medicine online The types of non-prescription medicine that you can purchase online depend on the EU country to which you want the medicine shipped. Different countries allow different types of medicine to be sold over the internet. Before you attempt to make a purchase, check the national registers of online medicine retailers to make […]
Product defect correction – potential for incorrect medicine in the pack Consumers and health professionals are advised that Aspen Pharma, in consultation with the TGA, is undertaking a product defect correction for one batch of Endone 5 mg tablets (batch number CW612, expiry November 2020). A single pack of Endone 5 mg tablets in South Australia has […]
Life after opioids: ‘I went home and cried for a long time. I felt really stupid’ For people managing chronic pain, the push to reduce opioid prescription has left them feeling lost and unsupported Read part 2 of this series here Celina Ribeiro Fri 14 Feb 2020 19.00 GMT Share Louisa O’Neil inhales deeply when she […]