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Oxycodone safer for kids than codeine, say drug experts

14th October 2019

GPs are being urged to use the 'stronger' opioid oxycodone for children, rather than 'weaker' codeine, because it is safer. …

16th August 2019

The federal Minister for Health will introduce new restrictions on the prescription of fentanyl patches for patients outside…

25th July 2019

Patients think pharmacists manage chronic pain as well as GPs, according to the latest National Pain Survey. But most (90.6…

22nd July 2019

As suggestions for health reform go, it’s attracted more ridicule than most. Another expert clinical committee within the…

10th July 2019

Persistent pelvic pain, also known as chronic pelvic pain, is a common condition that affects around 15% of women worldwide…

10th July 2019

Doctors at a Melbourne hospital have demonstrated the capacity for change in opioid prescribing by almost halving the number…

20th June 2019

Patients with chronic pain will be able to access up to 20 Medicare-funded allied health services a year under a plan that…