The increasing harm from unsafe use of monitored medicines is a major public health concern. In 2019, there were 1,644 unintentional deaths due to drug overdoses in Australia. 429 (26%) deaths were due to pharmaceutical opioids and 582 (35%) deaths involved benzodiazepines. SafeScript NSW is part of NSW Government’s commitment to reduce harm from monitored medicines and help save lives.
SafeScript NSW is part of NSW Government’s commitment to reduce harm from monitored medicines and help save lives.
SafeScript NSW is computer software that allows prescribers (general practitioners, other medical specialists and nurse practitioners) and pharmacists to access real-time information about your prescription history for certain high-risk medicines, known as monitored medicines, such as opioids and benzodiazepines.
It is important for your prescriber and pharmacist to know what monitored medicines you are taking because some medicines taken in high doses, or when taken with other medicines, have the potential to be harmful.
This information helps your prescriber and pharmacist make safer clinical decisions about your care.
The increasing harm from unsafe use of monitored medicines is a major public health concern. In 2019, there were 1,644 unintentional deaths due to drug overdoses in Australia. 429 (26%) deaths were due to pharmaceutical opioids and 582 (35%) deaths involved benzodiazepines.
