OPIOID prescriptions have been slashed by nearly half a million in four years, health bosses reveal. The NHS today announced a crackdown strategy for the potentially addictive painkillers. GPs and …
Opioids are drugs including codeine, fentanyl and morphine that are derived from the same poppy plant as heroinand pharmacists will be given greater powers to offer alternatives to the drugs, which are now dished out to around 5.2million Brits a year.
Reducing prescriptions by 450,000 since 2019 has already saved the lives of around 350 people, the health service said. Sir Stephen Powis, national medical director for NHS England said: “We know patients who require prescriptions for potentially addictive drugs can become dependent. “The plan gives clear guidance to support patients who no longer need these drugs to move them on to other, alternative therapies where appropriate.”
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