Tony Bartone, the Vic president
of the Australian Medical
Association, has renewed calls for
a real-time prescription monitoring
system after a Coroner’s Court
report showed prescription drugs
contributed to 330 of the state’s
420 overdose deaths last year.
According to the report
benzodiazepines such as diazepam
were the drugs most frequently
contributing to overdose; whilst
opiate-based medications such
as codeine and methadone were
involved in 183 deaths last year.
The report found heroin was the
most deadliest illicit drug last year,
killing 168 Victorians in 2015.
The AMA has long urged the
introduction of a real-time
monitoring system, having first
advocated for the technology
in a Drug and Alcohol Strategy
submission as early as 2011 to stop
“doctor shopping,” misuse and
overdoses from prescription drugs.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 06 Apr 16 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 06 Apr 16
THE role and significance of community pharmacy in regional areas was a key focus of discussion for the Nationals leader David Littleproud during last week’s visit to Orana Mall Pharmacy as part of a regional tour.
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