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newsGP – Should GPs routinely prescribe naloxone to people who use opioids? – RACGP
Experts believe this measure may be life-saving, likening it to using an Epipen for anaphylaxis or intramuscular glucagon.
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Experts believe this measure may be life-saving, likening it to using an Epipen for anaphylaxis or intramuscular glucagon.
Take-home naloxone has been found to successfully reverse more than 96% of community overdoses.
The rate of fatal opioid overdoses has almost doubled in Australia between 2002 and 2018, and take-home naloxone has been found to successfully reverse more than 96% of community overdoses.And yet, naloxone is not routinely prescribed to people who use opioids.These are the issues…
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