How medical software was ‘hacked’ to push opioids
A US medical software company has admitted taking $1.5 million in kickbacks to create prescribing alerts.
Tag: opioids
WHO retracts opioid guidelines following pharma influence controversy
A US congressional report labelled the two sets of advice 'marketing materials' for opioid makers.
Codeine overdoses arriving in ED halve
'Significant reduction' in poisonings after codeine made prescription only, study shows.
Medical regulator slams ‘inappropriate’ online pharmacy model
Two British GPs have been suspended for prescribing opioids without taking a proper history.
8 in 10 deaths in patients on naltrexone are accidental overdose
Poor compliance leading to reduced opioid intolerance is a major issue, say Australian researchers.
Australia’s CMO on why he wrote to 4800 GPs about their opioid prescribing
'We are aware these letters did cause anxiety and distress for some GPs, and I apologise for that,' writes Professor Brendan Murphy.
OTC painkillers enough for post-op patients
More than half chose to skip opioids and nearly all found the pain 'manageable'.
Big pharma execs found guilty over doctor bribes in US
Five behind scheme that paid doctors to 'talk up' fentanyl spray, fuelling opioid crisis.
Opioid inquiry sees distributor charged with criminal offence: US
US government claims Rochester Drug Co-operative Inc turned a blind eye to suspicious opioid orders
Doctor-shopper tracker rolls out across Victoria
The AMA hopes more than 90% of the state's GPs will be on board with SafeScript by next year.
