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GP practice says ‘comprehensive’ medicines and prescribing policy in place after patient’s death

An inquest heard Alison Rose Thomas obtained a month’s supply of codeine “on the strength of an unverified assertion" she was to travel to France.

21 Sep 2026

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Clinical refresher: Recognising red and yellow flags in patients on opioids

Humanity has used opioids for millennia – Sumerian clay tablets from about 3000 BC mention the opium poppy. It’s telling that we are still trying to find the most effective way to use them, says Mark Greener.

16 Feb 2023

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Analysis: Duty of care and the supply of opioids

Could pharmacy owners in the UK end up in court for fuelling the opioid abuse crisis?

19 Dec 2021

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