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| Medicines for coughs and colds - Independent Australian health & medicines information | Learn about over-the-counter cough & cold medicines, including who should not take them, side effects & their effectiveness. | Web page | Consumers | 2012-05-11 00:00:00 |
| Opioid-containing analgesics in chronic pain - Pharmacy Practice Review sample pack | This Pharmacy Practice Review provides pharmacists with the opportunity to review their episode of care with patients who are regular users of opioid-containing analgesics for chronic pain, presenting with either a prescription or a request over the counter | Professional activity - Pharmacy Practice Review | Health Professionals | 2010-05-10 00:00:00 |
| Methylnaltrexone injection (Relistor) for opioid-induced constipation in palliative care | Methylnaltrexone can be used to treat opioid-induced constipation in palliative care patients who haven’t responded to adequately titrated laxatives. | Professional publication - NPS RADAR - Review | Health Professionals | 2010-03-01 00:00:00 |
| Indicators of Quality Prescribing: 5 | Indicators of Quality Prescribing: Indicator 5 Prescribing Drugs of Addiction. This indicator asks practices if they have a policy on the prescription of opioids and benzodiazepines. | Professional tool - Indicators of quality prescribing | Health Professionals | 2006-02-01 00:00:00 |
| Case study 64:Opioid therapy in chronic pain | Winston is a 64-year-old artist who has come back to see you for worsening back pain. | Professional activity - Case study | Health Professionals | 2010-06-01 00:00:00 |
| Case study 64 report: Opioid therapy in chronic pain | This case study focussed on the management of chronic pain in Winston, a 64-year-old artist, presenting with increasing back pain. | Professional activity - Case study report | Health Professionals | 2010-09-16 00:00:00 |
| Using opioid medicines for your chronic pain | A patient information leaflet that can be used by doctors or pharmacists to explain the role of opioid medicines in chronic pain management | Professional tool - Patient leaflet | Health Professionals,Consumers | 2010-06-01 00:00:00 |
| Chronic pain - A planned approach to prescribing opioids | Outlines strategies for using opioids (e.g. morphine, codeine, etc) in chronic non-cancer pain. The long-term benefits and harms of opioids are not well understood. | Professional publication - NPS News | Health Professionals | 2010-06-01 00:00:00 |
| Opioids in chronic pain | Accurate, balanced, evidence-based information, resources and educational activities on analgesics for pain. Information for health professionals. | Topic overview | Health Professionals | 2010-05-12 00:00:00 |
| The way forward for medicines use at the end of life | Deprescribing, opioid-phobia and disposal of unused medicines have been identified as significant issues in palliative care in a report prepared by the National Prescribing Service (NPS) and Palliative Care Australia (PCA). | Media release | Others | 2009-09-25 19:00:00 |
| Latest edition of Australian Prescriber out now | The first edition of Australian Prescriber for 2011 is out now | Media release | Others | 2011-02-01 19:00:00 |
| Ignoring the facts for a story: what is being done to address opioid use | Health professionals are reminded of the NPS resources available to them to support prescribing opioids and help patients manage chronic pain, following a provocative Four Corners program last night. | Media release | Others | 2010-09-28 00:00:00 |
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Date published: 2010-12-17 00:00:00
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