This popped up last week.MedsASSIST tops 4 million transactionsMegan Haggan — 22/11/2016More than four million transactions have now been recorded in MedsASSIST, the Pharmacy Guild says.As of yesterday (21 November) the codeine real-time recording and monitoring system had clocked up over four million transactions, and of these two per cent were for a deny/non-supply.Guild data also shows that 86% of consumers who had made five or more purchases were recommended to take follow-up action, such as a referral to a doctor or pain specialist, pain management care plan, drug or alcohol service, to assist them to seek further help in managing pain and addiction.“There is strong evidence that MedsASSIST is having an effect as intended and reducing inappropriate OTC codeine use for people who might be at risk of codeine dependency, while maintaining access for legitimate use,” the Pharmacy Guild says.The Guild is working with Painaustralia and a number of Primary Health Networks to develop...
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