Rules restricting opioid medication for palliative care patients wound back

Andrew Brown
Updated October 2 2020 - 4:41pm, first published October 1 2020 - 12:30pm
Clare Holland House hospice in Canberra. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
Clare Holland House hospice in Canberra. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Recent changes restricting the access of prescriptions opioids for palliative care patients to manage pain have been reversed following talks between industry organisation and federal health bodies.

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Andrew Brown

Andrew Brown

Journalist

I've been part of the Canberra Times since 2016, after reporting at local papers in Sydney's north-west. Since starting at the paper I've had stints on the Sunday Times, on the early morning breaking news round, and now as a general reporter, covering the ins and outs of anything and everything happening in Canberra, with a focus on health.

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