Episode 26
PPP026 - Codeine Controversies with Dr Jacinta Johnson
Purple Pen Podcast · Purple Pen Podcast
July 15, 201725m 27s
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Show Notes
Jane and Dan chat to Dr Jacinta Johnson, Specialist Pharmacist, Clinical Educator and Lecturer in Pharmacy at the University of South Australia.
We talk to Jacinta about
- The risks from codeine and the reasons behind the decision to reschedule it to a prescription-only medicine.
- Whether or not there is a role for codeine as an analgesic.
- Alternative non-prescription analgesic options