Painaustralia In The News
2018
Prescriptions For Codeine Soar
Prescriptions for codeine medicines have soared after the government made the addictive drug available by prescription only in February.
28 December 2018
Opioids only help a little when it comes to chronic pain: Study
19 December 2018
Research shows three Australians die from Opioid related drug use each day
9 November 2018
Opioid Deaths Nearly Double
Australian Journal of Pharmacy
9 November 2018
‘I was addicted’: Nun admits to opioid dependency as US-style epidemic threatens Australia
9 News
9 November 2019
Treating Chronic Pain
In Australia, 1 in 5 people live with chronic pain. As well as physical pain, it can cause high levels of psychological distress and disruption to your life. Here’s how to tackle it.
October 2018
More effective treatment needed ahead of prescription monitoring
26 October 2018
Relief needed for economy’s pains
The Australian
25 October 2018
Pain groups welcome new rules for private health insurance
Bite Magazine
22 October 2018
Migraines Can Cost You More Than $27,000 A Year
10 Daily
16 October 2018
Health Advocate Mental Health and Chronic Pain August 2018
Carol Bennett article in Australian Healthcare and Hospital Association publication.
WIN News ACT Interview Coverage of Chronic Pain: National Pain Week 23 July 2018
Carol Bennett interviewed; Painaustralia sourced consumer for story.
3CR Brainwaves Radio Interview Dr Malcolm Hogg: National Pain Week 25 July 2018
Radio interview with Dr. Malcolm Hogg
Member profile: From war zones to the White House
Vicdoc
Magazine of AMA Victoria
June/July 2018
If codeine is passe and opioids are ineffective for long-term pain, what next?
Vicdoc
Magazine of AMA Victoria
June/July 2018
House of Wellness interview In search of pain relief 7 July 2018
Painaustralia sourced consumer (Leah Dwyer) and Sydney-based expert (Paul Glare).
Understand pain to prevent Aussie opioid crisis
Opinion Piece
Daily Telegraph
26 June 2018
Restricting access to opioids could drive pain sufferers to buy harder drugs on the black market, experts warn
ABC News online
24 June 2018
Pain and opioids on the rise in Australia
Mirage News
20 June 2018
Funding for national pain action plan
Palliative Care Australia
eNews 31 May 2018
Hunt announces pain plan
AJP.com.au
25 May 2018
Greg Hunt backs national pain action plan
Mirage News
24 May 2018
The end of over-the-counter codeine in Australia
The Lancet Psychiatry
May 2018
Pain Test
Channel 9 News
6 May 2018
Pain Pressure
Channel 9 News
4 May 2018
Fighting Australia's growing back pain problem
Sunrise
5 April 2018
Encouraging a pain rethink
Medical Forum WA
April 2018
Finding the best pain strategy for you and your patients
Retail Pharmacy
April 2018
How children manage chronic pain
ABC RN Life Matters
28 March 2018
Meet the women fighting the painful and debilitating disease, endometriosis
ABC Triple J Hack
13 March 2018
Codeine bans forcing painkiller addicts onto dark web, authorities say, as sufferers criticise changes
Herald Sun
5 March 2018
Codeine ban sends sales of Nurofen, Panadol skyrocketing
The New Daily
28 February 2018
Pharmacists copping codeine price fury
AJP.com.au
22 February 2018
How are codeine users coping since its withdrawal from pharmacy shelves?
The World Today
14 February 2018
Beyond codeine - more risks identified with other painkillers
The Sydney Morning Herald
9 February 2018
Codeine user says price hike will turn pain sufferers to illegal drugs
Geelong Advertiser
4 February 2018
Is the codeine policy change good for pain management?
Seniors News
4 February 2018
Bendigo fibromyalgia patient, clinical pharmacy expert weigh in on codeine prescription law
Bendigo Advertiser
2 February 2018
Nurofen Plus, Panadeine, no longer sold without prescription
Choice Australia
1 February 2018
Panadeine discontinued from Australian market as codeine ban kicks in
SBS Word News
1 February 2018
A future of better pain management without codeine awaits Australia
The Guardian Opinion
1 February 2018
Codeine prescriptons: Why you will pay more for pain relief
Herald Sun
1 February 2018
Over-the-counter codeine’s a thing of the past. What’s next in preventing opioid harm?
Croakey
1 February 2018
Withdrawal warning as pharmacy codeine ban takes effect
The Age
31 January 2018
The opioid crisis and why Australia is cracking down on codeine
The Guardian
31 January 2018
Over-the-counter codeine change in Australia comes with alternatives and warnings
Herald Sun
31 January 2018
Sky news interview
Sky News
30 January 2018
Codeine ban
Channel 10 News
29 January 2018
Codeine removal from counters fails to address high rural opioid prescription rates, doctors say
ABC News
29 January 2018
Pain management and prescribing opioids
AMA News
25 January 2018
Codeine webinar
CHF & Painaustralia
17 January 2018
The distress of untreated pain
The Senior
17 January 2018
The codeine conversation continues
2CC Canberra radio
16 Jan 2018
Worried customers 'stockpiling' codeine products ahead of new rule
Perth Now
12 January 2018
Painkiller panic
A Current Affair
9 January 2018
Letters: Pain sufferers need support, not codeine
NewsMail
7 January 2018
Codeine ban sparks consumer complaints and fears of stockpiling
The Guardian
4 January 2018
Wagga pharmacies will no longer sell codeine-based painkiller over the counter
The Daily Advertiser
2 January 2018
Central Victorian pharmacies to no longer sell codeine-based painkiller over the counter
Bendigo Advertiser
2 January 2018