Doctors warned against giving oxycodone

By Sarah Wiedersehn
Updated April 4 2018 - 6:08am, first published 6:01am
Australian doctors are being warned not to over-prescribe opioids.
Australian doctors are being warned not to over-prescribe opioids.

Australian doctors, particularly those who work in hospitals, have been warned about the potentially fatal risks of prescribing slow-release opioids like oxycodone and fentanyl patches.

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