Opioid medicines : information for patients and families.: H169-6/2017E-PDF

"Health Canada has identified the need for patients to receive clear information about the safe use of opioids and the risks associated with their use. As such, requirements have been added, under the Food and Drug Regulations, for a warning sticker and patient information handout to be provided with all prescription opioids that appear in Part A of the "List of Opioids", at the time of dispensing. The handout provides information about the safe use of opioids and the risks associated with their use"--Provided by publisher.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Health Canada.
Title Opioid medicines : information for patients and families.
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Médicaments opioïdes : renseignements pour les patients et les familles.
Caption title.
"Date: 2018/05/02."
Issued also in HTML format.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Health Canada, 2018.
Description [1] p.
ISBN 9780660086842
Catalogue number
  • H169-6/2017E-PDF
Subject terms Opioids
Prescription drugs
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