AOD resource listing


Opioid calculator

Provider: Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA)

An opioid equianalgesic calculator tool to simplify the calculation of equianalgesia expressed as total oral morphine equivalent daily dose (oMEDD).

Opioid deprescribing

Delivery format: Website

How I reduced my opioid prescribing rate

Provider: newsGP

How one GP scaled back prescriptions of opioids and how they did it.

Opioid deprescribing

Delivery format: Article

Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs in Australia - Non-medical use of pharmaceuticals

Provider: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

AIHW Fact sheet.

Benzodiazepines Opioid deprescribing

Delivery format: PDF

Withdrawal management toolkit

Provider: Insight QLD

Quick reference guide - Opioids.

Opioid deprescribing Withdrawal management

Delivery format: PDF

Safe prescribing of opioids for persistent non-cancer pain

Provider: Australian Prescriber

How to safely prescribe opioids for non-cancer pain.

Opioid deprescribing Opioid pharmacotherapy

Delivery format: Article

Opioids: Communication videos

Provider: NPS MedicineWise

A video series outlining how to have effective conversations with patients about opioids and deprescribing.

Motivational interviewing Opioid deprescribing

Delivery format: Video

Medicines: Safety Issues

Provider: Victorian Government Better Health Channel

Fact sheet on the safe use of medicines.

Benzodiazepines Opioid deprescribing Patient resources

Delivery format: PDF | Webpage

The six R's of managing high-risk opioid prescribing

Provider: Australian Journal of General Practice

High-risk opioid prescribing and management strategies.

Opioid deprescribing Opioid pharmacotherapy Withdrawal management

Delivery format: Article

Integrative medicine for managing chronic pain

Provider: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)

Online learning activity on the role of general practice in chronic pain management.

Chronic non-cancer pain Opioid deprescribing

Delivery format: Webpage

Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection

Provider: Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

Consumer medicine information leaflet.

Opioid deprescribing Opioid pharmacotherapy Suicide and overdose prevention

Delivery format: Article

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