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Pain and the struggle for relief: How fear influences patient access to medical opioids

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By Elisabeth Kramer, Andi Hermansyah, Anshar Saud, Asmin Fransiska, Barbara Mintzes, Desak Ketut Ernawati, Kirsty Foster, Paul A. Glare, Simon Butt
| The Conversation Verified
If you are in severe pain and struggling to get opioid medication in Indonesia, you are not alone. Despite the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) recognising several therapeutic opioid as essential medicines, Indonesia has one of the lowest levels of medical opioid use in the region, far below global and regional standards. Indonesia consumes only 26 opioid doses per million people per day, compared with 1,467 doses in Malaysia and 200 in Timor-Leste.
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Access to essential medicines shouldn’t depend on profit margins

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By Barbara Mintzes, Ashleigh Hooimeyer, Kellia Chiu
| thepoint.com.au
A new study has found that Australia has, on average, 2.22 pharmacies for every 10,000 people. Not only is this figure below the international average of 2.75, but it also conceals stark local gaps. Pharmacies are hard to find around the fringes of capital cities, and some remote Northern Territory communities have no pharmacies at all. The study has some limitations. But this is not a simple city-versus-country story.
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How drug companies are playing hardball with Australia’s PBS

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By Tegan George, Skye Predavec, Barbara Mintzes
| thepoint.com.au
Australia is coming under increasing pressure from international drug companies demanding higher prices for their drugs. In some cases, negotiations have broken down and companies have said they’ll withdraw their drugs from the market. In other cases, companies have said they’ll not apply for their drug to be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) at all.
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