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Conduct continued until detected by pharmacists
A dentist has been suspended for writing scripts for Endone using the names of colleagues and family members, after pharmacists questioned the legitimacy of the scripts The NSW dentist expressed …
A case of impairment
More than 20 conditions will be applied to a health practitioner who escaped being struck off, after practising while impaired with severe opioid use disorder A Sydney GP will continue …
AJP chats with… Angelo Pricolo
‘Greg Hunt, if you’re out there, please reconsider’: Talking about getting naloxone into more hands, harm minimisation and reducing stigma in the pharmacy… “The smallest side glance or comment, or …
Prescription opioids: a needed discussion
While the tightening of opioid rules might bring pain and panic, for patients and healthcare professionals alike, there’s hope for a positive outcome Over the past decade there has been …
Pharmacists administer first non-vaccine injection LAIB
Angelo Pricolo reports on a first for pharmacists and some vulnerable patients alike On a chilly Friday winter’s morning in Melbourne, it was time to start a new episode in …
How much gaming is too much?
The recent recognition of “gaming disorder” as a new type of mental illness offers new possibilities to study the health and psychosocial effects of sufferers, say researchers Gaming disorder – …
What happened following the codeine upschedule?
PBS data shows no evidence of increased opioid prescribing in the year after the codeine reschedule, with overall opioid use trending down, according to ongoing research It’s been over one …
Codeine: what a difference a year makes… or does it?
As the low-dose codeine upschedule loomed, predictions were made of an increase in crime, an increase in scripts for stronger opioids, and patients left in pain… but did it happen? …
Struck off for stealing over 10,000 Endone tablets
A NSW pharmacist has been banned from practising for at least three years for misappropriating and consuming thousands of Endone, alprazolam and Duromine tablets At the time of the conduct …
Ice inquiry too limited, says substance abuse expert
The NSW inquiry into ice may be less important than focusing on pill testing and legal drug harm, says a prominent GP This week, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Minister …
Man threatens pharmacy workers with mop
A man in search of suboxone allegedly armed himself with a mop and threatened to kill pharmacy staff The Gold Coast Bulletin reports that Phoenix Wolf was out on bail …
Solutions needed on medicines abuse
Real time monitoring could drive people with prescription drug addictions to heroin, say substance abuse stakeholders Late last week Painaustralia, the Faculty of Pain Medicine and the Australian Pain Society …