Real-time monitoring of schedule 8 medicines in australia: Evaluation is essential

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 80-82

  Shand, Fiona L ^a   Campbell, Gabrielle ^a   Hall, Wayne ^b   Lintzeris, Nicholas ^c   Cohen, Milton ^d   Degenhardt, Louisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Hunter New England Local Health District   (Australia)

^d ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NOTE; ONLINE MONITORING; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; REAL TIME REPORTING SYSTEM;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LEGISLATION, DRUG;

EID: 84874639737     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.10785     Document Type: Note

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