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A big thank you to Northland Shopping Centre for hosting us yesterday and the Medication Support and Recovery Service for co-facilitating with us! We had great conversations with people of Darebin about SafeScript and reducing medication-related harms.

Come along and talk with local health professionals about #SafeScript and how it can be used to reduce medication-related harms #OneTooMany. WHEN: Monday 24th June @ 9am - 5pm WHERE: Northland Shopping Centre, between Saleras & 1001 Optical. 2-50 Murray Rd, Preston VIC 3072

Our friends at Reconnexion recently launched their new website with invaluable resources and information about benzodiazepines and the tapering process #LetsTalk reconnexion.org.au/resources

Thank you to Rayleen and Rustie for sharing your stories as part of this video series on #MATOD with @cohealth_au. It’s estimated that 40,000 people could benefit from receiving MATOD but are not currently accessing it. #LetsTalk cohealth.org.au/news/what-its-…

Sally Marotti on stage at the @TheASMR1 SA meeting describing results of our #SAPharmacy #opioid use audit - 12.5% of patients that required no opioids in the 24h prior to discharge were still sent home with opioids, room for improvement in rationalising supply #MRW2019

Thanks to Dr Paul Grinzi, Lauren Oakley-Abbott from Whittlesea Pharmacy and the Rotary Club of Whittlesea for a great event last night discussing preventing medication-related harms @SafeScript #OneTooMany

Need some tips about how to talk to your doctor about problems you're having with sleep? Check out this video with James Szeto from Reconnexion youtu.be/zSKn19YQs6Q?li…

An @AustPrescriber article shows using two psychotropic drugs together (an SSRI and benzodiazepine) will lead to one extra hip fracture for every 17 patients treated each year for patients over 80 @australiandr ausdoc.com.au/news/every-17-…

New Pain Management Protocol at @PennCancer Sends 92 Percent of Cancer Surgery Patients Home with No Opioids #ASCO19 eurekalert.org/e/988q via @PennMedNews @EurekAlert

An important reminder of the need to develop a treatment plan, and opioid tapering schedule, which is right for each individual person depending on their specific needs #LetsTalk #ScriptWise health.harvard.edu/blog/undoing-t…

Today marks the end of #PreventionMonth and we wanted to give a shout out to anyone who got involved, from those who might have learnt about this issue for the first time to those who dedicated time and energy to raise awareness #ThankYou #ItsAlwaysPreventionMonth #ScriptWise

Tune in now to hear #PreventionMonth Ambassador Lauren Jackson on @2CC with Tim Shaw 2cc.net.au/presenters/tim…

We're very pleased to have worked with @cohealth_au on this video series about the importance of Medication Assisted Treatment for people with opioid dependence. #PreventionMonth youtu.be/OHpYraMwBYE

Dr Moira Junge talking about the effects of sleep deprivation on our mood and wellbeing and the way that psychologists can help you to find a way to sleep better using non-drug strategies. @AustPsych. Toward Change, May 283AW - 3aw.com.au/podcast/toward…

Currently, most Australians are likely to leave hospital without a plan to safely reduce and stop using opioid medications they've been prescribed, despite the risks associated with ongoing use Download a plan to discuss with your health professional now scriptwise.org.au/prevention-mon…

Will we see you on Monday night for this community event hosted by the Rotary Club of #Whittlesea? Come along to discuss how we can use #SafeScript to reduce medication-related harms locally and ask questions of an expert panel #OneTooMany facebook.com/events/2919296…

Do you have expired or unwanted medicines in your house? Each year, more than 5,000 kids end up in hospital due to medicines poisonings. Visit your local pharmacist to dispose of your medicines safely returnmed.com.au #RUM #PreventionMonth youtu.be/jt2Hn4nqd2A

#SafeScript is an important opportunity for health professionals to start a conversation with their patients about getting access to treatment and support for medication-related issues #OneTooMany @safescript ajp.com.au/news/here-to-h…

Important reminder about how frequently medications are prescribed for insomnia. Check out our new toolkit for other strategies/treatments available to get good sleep without some of the potential risks associated with long-term use of sleeping tablets #PreventionMonth