Drug safety monitoring and overdose prevention This is part of the overdose statistics blog series (overdose awareness and overdose prevention articles). Drug safety monitoring is an important part of GMP/GxP compliance. Drug safety monitoring includes pharmacovigilance as well as supply chain protection. These safety measures can help prevent product diversions, and reduce product overdose risks,…
Snapshot of the Opioid Crisis (Legal Cases) This is blog 6 of 10 blogs in the overdose awareness and overdose prevention series. International Overdose Awareness Day (31st August) is rapidly approaching. It warrants a discussion of the opioid crisis in the United States, a 20-year phenomenon where over 800,000 people have lost their lives to…
Diversion of prescription drugs This is Blog 5 of 10 blogs in the overdose awareness and prevention series. Diversion of pharmaceutical products is an ongoing concern in terms of overdose deaths, as diversions can lead to potent medical substances (such as synthetic opioids), being moved into illicit supply chains, where they are mixed with a…
Synthetic opioids and overdose harms This is blog 4 of 10 blogs in the overdose awareness and overdose prevention series. What are synthetic opioids? And what are the risks of synthetic opioid overdoses and other harms? Synthetic opioids are prescribed for severe pain conditions. These medicines may be prescribed for use during/after surgical procedures, for…
Substance use harms during Covid-19 This is blog 3 of 10 blogs in the overdose awareness and prevention series. Overdose risks: impact of the Covid-19 pandemic What impact is the Covid-19 pandemic having on substance use rates? Are changes in substance use behaviours increasing the risks of overdose deaths? How can community members and businesses…
Research into overdose statistics This is blog 2 of 10 blogs on the topic of overdose statistics, drug overdose awareness and overdose prevention. International Drug Overdose Awareness Day is held annually on 31 August 2021. Led by the Penington Institute, this initiative provides an opportunity to increase community awareness of the increase in overdose-related fatalities…
Diversion of drugs for non-medical use (NMU) This is blog 1 of 10 blogs on the topic of non-medical use of prescription medicines and overdose risks. This blog is part of the series on drug overdose awareness and overdose prevention inspired by International Overdose Awareness Day (2021). This article discusses the risks and prevalence of NMU…
To start understanding mRNA vaccines we need to begin with talking about viruses. Although viruses fall under the field of microbiology, they are not considered as true living organisms in the conventional sense, as they cannot exist without a living host cell. Our school Biology textbooks define living things as displaying seven characteristics: Respiration Movement…
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