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Some go to their GP and receive a prescription, which they take to a pharmacy. But many bypass their GP. Instead, they buy it online from private medicinal cannabis clinics after a telehealth appointment with the clinic’s doctor. However, when we looked at these clinics’ websites, we found many examples of aggressive and misleading marketing.

Satellites orbiting Earth offer great potential to better understand the world’s reefs over time beyond the sites visited by researchers, University of Queensland research has found.

UQ research has found use of the opioid oxycodone in Australia almost halved after changes to packaging and prescribing practices in 2019.

The number of people prescribed opioids in Queensland increased more than 11-fold in two decades, but most prescriptions were in a low-dose range, according to University of Queensland-led research.

Almost 4,300 students have secured a place at The University of Queensland in today’s major offer round, bringing the total number of UQ offers so far to about 10,700 for Semester 1, 2025.

Molecules in tarantula venom could be used as an alternative to opioid pain killers for people seeking chronic pain relief. University of Queensland researchers have designed a novel tarantula venom mini-protein that can potentially relieve severe pain without addiction.. Dr Christina Schroeder from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience said the current opioid crisis around the world meant ...

“These synthetic drugs have been detected in substances typically sold as other opioids such as oxycodone, fentanyl and heroin, as well as in products containing benzodiazepines and cocaine. “Novel synthetic opioids were initially developed in the 1950s by the pharmaceutical industry, but they were never approved as medicines.

The University of Queensland’s commercial arm, UniQuest Pty Ltd, is creating a new company, Neurotide Pty Ltd, to develop the next generation of pain killers.. The company’s research will be led by UQ’s Professor Istvan Toth and Dr Joanne Blanchfield, who hope to create an oral pharmaceutical for pain based on the body’s own natural pain killer, endomorphin.

The research team will evaluate the results and cost-effectiveness of an online program called Keep It Real, which aims to help young cannabis users identify if they’re at risk.

A new study has revealed the most commonly prescribed medication for Australian women is antidepressants. The study, by researchers from The University of Queensland and the University of Newcastle, is the latest research from the leading Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH).. Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and Medicare data were linked to survey data to examine claims and ...