Researchers urge more Australian pharmacies to stock anti-opioid overdose drug naloxone
by Sharlotte Thou from World news | The Guardian on (#6MGDA)
With unintentional opioid-related deaths nearly tripling nationally since 2006, experts are calling for greater awareness
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Just 60% of pharmacies stock naloxone, a life-saving medication that rapidly reverses the effects of an opioid overdose, as concerns grow about the danger posed by synthetic opioids.
A survey of 530 pharmacies across New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia, led by researchers from Monash University, found 321 pharmacies have naloxone in stock.
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