Editorial: Changes for codeine [PDF]
Australian Prescriber, 2018 Codeine is being rescheduled to a prescription-only medicine from 1 February 2018. Why is this happening and what are the implications?
Suzanne Nielsen, Darren M. Roberts
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Trends and characteristics of accidental and intentional codeine overdose deaths in Australia [PDF]
, 2015 Examines trends in codeine-related mortality rates in Australia, and the clinical and toxicological characteristics of codeine-related deaths. Abstract Objectives: To examine trends in codeine-related mortality rates in Australia, and the clinical and ...
Amanda Roxburgh +6 more
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The Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS) for codeine:Preliminary investigation of the psychometric properties of the SDS in an online sample of codeine users from the UK [PDF]
, 2021 Objective: Investigate the psychometric properties of the Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS) for codeine and its association with aberrant codeine related behaviors.Design: A voluntary and uncompensated cross-sectional online survey.Setting: Online ...
Deluca, Paolo +3 more
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How resistant to tampering are codeine containing analgesics on the market? Assessing the potential for opioid extraction [PDF]
, 2016 INTRODUCTION: Misuse of opioid analgesics, in combination with diversion, dependence, and fatal overdoses, presents a serious problem for public health, which affects many countries worldwide.
Breindahl, Torben +3 more
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Codeine: Time to Say “No” [PDF]
Pediatrics, 2016 Codeine has been prescribed to pediatric patients for many decades as both an analgesic and an antitussive agent. Codeine is a prodrug with little inherent pharmacologic activity and must be metabolized in the liver into morphine, which is responsible for codeine’s analgesic effects.
Joseph D. Tobias +13 more
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Buprenorphine-Naloxone in the Treatment of Codeine Dependence: a Scoping Review of Clinical Case Presentations [PDF]
, 2017 Misuse of prescribed and over the counter (OTC) codeine containing medicines is an increasing public health concern in recent times. Studies have called for low threshold treatment services for individuals experiencing codeine dependence using ...
A Casati +56 more
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Medical Professionals' Perspectives on Prescribed and Over-The-Counter Medicines Containing Codeine: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
, 2016 Objectives: To explore prescribing practitioners' perspectives on prescribed codeine use, their ability to identify dependence and their options for treatment in the UK.
Carney, T +5 more
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Codeine misuse and dependence in South Africa – learning from substance abuse treatment admissions [PDF]
, 2015 Background. Misuse of prescription and over-the-counter codeine-containing products is a global public health issue. Objectives. To investigate the extent of treatment demand related to the misuse of codeine or codeine dependence in South Africa (SA) and
Burnhams, NH +3 more
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Ranking the harm of non-medically used prescription opioids in the UK [PDF]
, 2015 A panel of nine experts applied multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) to determine the relative overall harm to users and harms to others of street heroin (injected and smoked) and eleven non-medically used prescription opioids.
Bell, James +11 more
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The estimation of codeine [PDF]
The Analyst, 1920 n ...
Annett, H. E., Sen, Haridas
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