opioids

More older people dying from drug overdoses

Since 2001, unintentional overdose deaths have declined by about one-third among people under 30. But deaths in those aged 50–59…

Australia is running low on oral morphine. What does that mean for pain relief in palliative care?

Nial Wheate, Macquarie University and Tina Hinton, University of Sydney Australia currently finds itself in the unusual position of being…

10 signs of adverse events and psychotropic medicines

In a bid to empower carers and minimise drug-related harm in older people, a recent study by Monash University has…

New study finds opioid use in Australian aged care 30 times higher than in Japanese residents

A new study has found that only 11 per cent of Japanese aged-care residents are prescribed regular painkiller medications, compared…