‘Look before you leap’ when prescribing addictive opiate drugs, says Whangarei GP

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‘Look before you leap’ when prescribing addictive opiate drugs, says Whangarei GP

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Opiate drugs are addictive, and GPs should be cautious when prescribing them, says addictions expert Alistair Dunn

The annual pilgrimage to Rotorua GP CME this year saw around 1500 GPs, practice nurses, practice managers, speakers and exhibitors convene in the Rotorua Energy Events centre. The New Zealand Doctor team was there in full force. Reporting by Cliff Taylor, Virginia McMillan, Zahra Shahtamasebi, Simon Maude and Alan Perrott

Opiates are a dumb choice to treat chronic, non-malignant pain A Whangarei GP has advised colleagues to “look before you leap” when prescribing o