Regulatory and other responses to the pharmaceutical opioid problem

Thomas Polasek; Melody Caramins; Graeme Suthers

doi:10.5694/mja2.50297

Regulatory and other responses to the pharmaceutical opioid problem

Thomas Polasek, Melody Caramins, Graeme Suthers

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To the Editor: We read with interest the article regarding Australia's approach to managing the challenges of pharmaceutical opioid utilisation.1 The various regulatory, service delivery and educational activities described would appear to provide a comprehensive response to this problem. However, we were surprised to note the absence of any reference to the potential of pharmacogenomics in identifying patients at increased risk of opioid toxicity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	237-237.e1
Number of pages	1
Journal	Medical Journal of Australia
Volume	211
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50297
Publication status	Published - Sep 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Analgesics, opioid
Codeine
Pharmacogenomics

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Regulatory and other responses to the pharmaceutical opioid problem

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