Reforms to the Opioid Dependence Treatment Program (ODTP) will come into effect on 1 July 2023. HRA has compiled this fact sheet for community and hospital pharmacists to provide an overview of the reforms and their implications for pharmacy ODTP-Reforms-HRA-Fact-Sheet-Pharmacists-finalDownload ODTP-Reforms-HRA-Fact-Sheet-Pharmacists-Steps-to-Prepare-for-1-July-finalDownload […]

If you are on the ODTP (on methadone or buprenorphine – tablets/film/injections) you may have heard about changes to the program in the 2023 Federal Budget. At HRA we understand this is important, so here’s the main information to know. ODTP-Reforms-HRA-Fact-Sheet-Comsumers-finalDownload ODTP-Reforms-HRA-Fact-Sheet-Consumer-Examples-finalDownload […]

Harm Reduction Australia welcomes the announcement in tonight’s Federal Budget that will see $377.3m over 4 years (with $98.4m ongoing) invested in making access more affordable under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for the Opioid Dependence Treatment Program (ODTP). HRA-Media-Release-9-May-2023-1Download […]

Pill testing will not be available onsite at this year’s Groovin the Moo festival in Canberra after exorbitant insurance premiums meant the service was too costly to offer, but CanTEST is expanding its services on the festival weekend. […]

Groovin the Moo will be without pill-testing when it returns to Canberra later this month. […]

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Queensland’s move aligns the state with a growing international norm. In fact, the evidence to support such services has existed for decades. […]