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Old 5th, July 2008, 09:54 PM
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Default Re: Dispensing Methadone Oral Solution against a Rx for SF

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Originally Posted by gamhulcol View Post
I've also "heard", haven't research the topic properly but, sugar free methadone should not be dispensed for or in place of sugared methadone, for "non-supervised" methadone addicts, one of the reasons is that sugarfree methadone is injectable and has more potential for abuse.

anyone else heard of this?
Yes, and its true as far as I'm aware, at least the addicts seem to believe it and they'll inject almost anything, poor loves.

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Originally Posted by Ray View Post
how do we register this supply? i think under both SF and normal methadone registeries? and probably leave a note at the end of the page to record what was done.
Well, that sounds the best way to me. But doesn't the whole business just pointout what a vital job Dame Janet and the RBSGB have done in making sure that no patients are inadvertantly wiped out by an incorrect register entry [missing an ironic smiley here].
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