Drug Safety Monitoring
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Drug Safety Monitoring

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,…

Opioids and overdose risks
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Opioids and overdose risks

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…

Overdoses: Covid-19 and substance use harms
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Overdoses: Covid-19 and substance use harms

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…