Opioid Prescribing

• Canadians fill 7 times more opioid prescriptions after minor surgery than Swedes: study

  Patients in Canada and the U.S. filled far more opioid prescriptions than similar people in Sweden, according to a new study.

  Health

  Sep 4, 2019
  
• Saskatchewan doctor agrees to no longer practice medicine following opioid charges

  Dr. Murray Davies has agreed to no longer practice medicine in exchange for having charges of unprofessional conduct form improperly prescribing opioids dropped.

  Health

  Aug 6, 2019
  
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• Opioid prescription rates in Ontario stabilize, but many patients exceed daily dose limits: report

  Nearly 12 per cent of Ontarians were described opioids for pain in 2016.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2017