Assessing hospital pharmacist understanding of low-dose codeine combination products for pain relief: exploring knowledge regarding alternative treatments & readiness for practice change.

• In: Poster presentation
• At: Seoul (South Korea) (2017)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: POS-HMIS-025
• By: SEDA, Veronika (Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, SA Early Career Pharmacists' Working Group, Adelaide, Australia)
• Co-author(s): Veronika Seda: Priceline, Pharmacy, Adelaide, Australia;Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Early Career Pharmacists' Working Group, Adelaide, Australia
  Jacinta Johnson: School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia;SA Pharmacy, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, SA Health, Adelaide, Australia;Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Early Career Pharmacists' Working Group, Adelaide, Australia
  
• Abstract:

  Background

  In many countries combination analgesics containing low-dose codeine (<30 mg) are available without a prescription. Recently, the Therapeutic Goods Administration announced low‑dose codeine‑containing combination analgesics will become available only on prescription in Australia, due to an unfavourable risk-benefit ratio.

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