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See Latest ArticlesExamination of opioid prescribing in Australia from 1992 to 2007
Internal Medicine Journal, 10/21/09
Leong M et al. – The number of opioids on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) increased from 11 preparations of four medications to 70 preparations of eight medications during this period. The total number of PBS opioid prescriptions increased from 2 397 006 in 1992 to 6 998 556 in 2007. The authors identified a dramatic and continuing increase in prescription of oxycodone in all dose ranges. Fentanyl prescribing is increasing to a lesser degree. Morphine and tramadol prescribing appears to have plateaued. Opioid use is increasing. There is a pressing need for co–ordinated assessment of efficacy and harms to facilitate quality usage of opioids.
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