Nangs, whippets, NOS, whatever patients call cannisters of nitrous oxide — doctors have implicated them in neurological damage in young patients. Available for less than…
Most patients started on opioids use them short term, with minimal evidence of prolonged use over five years, according to an Australian-first study. The analysis…
Just one in 30 Indigenous patients with likely alcohol dependency are prescribed medication for relapse prevention, according to Australian-first research. The year-long study involving some…
The RACGP has heralded new PBS listings for opioid dependence treatment as a victory for patients, but GPs and pharmacists say they are primed to backfire. Taree GP Dr…
An impending ban on GPs administering long-acting buprenorphine as a private script will risk vulnerable patients falling through the cracks, says GP and addiction expert…
Patients paying $150 a month for opioid dependence treatment will see their out-of-pocket costs slashed to $30 a month under major PBS changes, the RACGP says.…
SafeScript, the computer system meant to alert GPs to doctor-shopping patients, was described last month as “either not working as intended, or not being used”. …
A patient who overdosed on tapentadol and oxycodone triggered 77 red flags in the real-time prescription monitoring system SafeScript, but doctors only checked his prescribing…
Adults prescribed aripiprazole therapy for schizophrenia need to be watched for signs of gambling addiction, according to a leading GP, who warns the side effect…
A GP has fought off strict conditions that prevented him from practising after a tribunal found hundreds of patients on opioid agonist therapy were at…
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