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Soldier's overdose death exposes a disjointed health system

28th May 2019

A young soldier who survived combat in Afghanistan died from a prescription drug overdose after falling victim to Australia…

22nd May 2019

In treating opioid use disorder, especially relating to heroin, the trick is not necessarily finding the treatment that…

15th May 2019

Another state has revealed plans to tackle doctor-shopping — including fines for GPs who do not check real-time script…

6th May 2019

The founder of US drug company Insys Therapeutics and four colleagues have been found guilty of bribing doctors to prescribe…

12th June 2019

This survey is produced and distributed by Australian Doctor Group on behalf of Leo Pharma. Australian Doctor wants to hear…

3rd May 2019

The founder of US drug company Insys Therapeutics and four colleagues have been found guilty of bribing doctors to prescribe…

21st March 2019

Most doctors found guilty of inappropriate prescribing either lack the assertiveness to say no to patients or are working in…

13th February 2019

Victoria’s SafeScript system appears to be proving its value, with pharmacies and doctors receiving alerts about more than…