Rose Cairns and Nicholas Buckley write: Fears switching the painkiller codeine to a prescription only medicine would lead to more people misusing stronger painkillers are unfounded, accordin... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Evidence-based medicine is one of the central tenets of modern healthcare, but when it comes to managing chronic pain, homogenising one-size-fits approaches may be t... Read more
Ruth Armstrong writes: From today, you’ll need a prescription to buy any compound containing codeine in Australia. This probably won’t be news if you’ve been awake recently... Read more
*Updated 4 November 2017 below* Australian Health Ministers today will face a test today when they debate whether to overturn a decision by federal regulator the Therapeutic Goods Administra... Read more