Recent news on Pethidine

'Care suffering as midwives too busy'  -  May 18, 2007
Borehanwood Times,She added that she was given pethidine for pain relief despite having stipulated that she did not want it and required an epidural instead.

ABC editor fronts court on drug charges  -  May 9, 2007
ABC Regional Online,Court documents reveal she allegedly stole a prescription pad from her doctor at Paddington and lodged forged scripts for the pain reliever, pethidine,

ABC news editor faces court  -  May 9, 2007
Brisbane Times,She also faces a charge of unlawfully possessing the dangerous drug pethidine (alleged to have occurred on the same day).

Devious doctor, 79, jailed  -  May 4, 2007
Melbourne Herald Sun,Marchesani, a father of four from Newtown, plied the women with alcohol and supplied them with pethidine or morphine. The women would then perform oral sex

Drug deaths rocket  -  May 15, 2007
NEWS.com.au,In 2004 the national average was 31.3 and in Tasmania 23. Opioids include opium, codeine, morphine, methadone, pethidine and oxycodone.

ABC news editor on drugs charges  -  May 9, 2007
The Australian,The documents said she was charged with possession of pethidine at the Indooroopilly chemist on the same dates she allegedly presented the forged scripts.

BBC baby unit film shows 'trauma'  -  May 2, 2007
Manchester Evening News,..."I just couldn't get any pain relief or anything apart from gas and air because they said you have to be upstairs to get either pethidine or an epidural but

411mania's 2007 Cricket World Cup Coverage- Final: Australia ...  -  Apr 28, 2007
411mania.com,I've never had morphine before, as every time I've needed serious painkillers I've been given pethidine instead. Let me just say- morphine is fucking

The closure of Onitsha Drug Market  -  Apr 12, 2007
Nigerian Tribune,...•We seized large quantities of controlled drugs such as Pethidine, Pentazocine, DF 118, Morphine, etc. •In the midst of one of the streets in the market,

Childbirth in Holland  -  Apr 11, 2007
Expatica,Doctors may choose to administer other pain killers in the middle of active labour, such as morphine-based Pethidine. Monique Schers of KNOV says,

Kindly confine yourself, Ms Hewitt  -  Apr 7, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,...fancy some pethidine if you wouldn't mind'), a place where, should push come to breech, there is an assortment of disciplines and expertise to hand.

Doctor's female patient conduct improper  -  Apr 8, 2007
Western Australia Post Newspapers,Nearly 130 scripts for morphine injections or tablets, pethidine, oxycodone, methadone and codeine were issued by Dr Alizadeh, with some scripts for up to

Nigeria: NAFDAC Evacuates Loads of Fake Drugs From Onitsha Drug Market  -  Apr 5, 2007
AllAfrica.com,Controlled Drugs eg Pethidine, Pentazocine, DF 118, Dizepam, Lexotan, Morphine, etc. iv. Vaccines and other Thermo-labile drugs eg Anti-rabies Vaccines,

Home births too much like hard work  -  Apr 3, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,It was reassuring to know that consultants and resuscitation equipment were to hand, not to mention drugs such as pethidine to waft me away on strange

York nurse struck off  -  Apr 4, 2007
York Press,In total, police seized six tablets of morphine and four of pethidine - both class A opiates. A further 131 tablets of Diazepam were found along with 91

Nigeria: Onitsha Drug Market is a National Embarrassment, says ...  -  Apr 2, 2007
AllAfrica.com,...phenylbutazone and Nimesulide drugs, stolen vitamin A and tuberculosis drugs; controlled drugs like pethidine, pentazocine, diazepam,

Home vs Hospital: The Big Debate  -  Apr 4, 2007
Daily Mail,The monitors and other equipment can be used at home, the only things you can't have are pain-relieving drugs, such as pethidine or an epidural.

Nigeria: Onitsha Drug Market'll Remain Shut - NAFDAC  -  Mar 30, 2007
AllAfrica.com,Banned drugs discovered as at yesterday include large quantities of Analgin, Phenylbutazone, Nimesulide as well as controlled drugs such as pethidine

Dug user doctor allowed to practise  -  Mar 15, 2007
Western Australia Post Newspapers,An enquiry in October 2003 to the Medical Board led to the investigation of the doctor, who was self-administering pethidine and benzodiazepine "without

Doctors face charges over addicts’ painkillers  -  Mar 10, 2007
Kathimerini,The doctors have been accused of distributing the painkiller pethidine, which is an opioid analgesic, to the addicts but claim they have often been left

Half of doctors 'self-medicate'  -  Mar 15, 2007
BBC News,Shipman was addicted to the painkiller pethidine and kept supplies for himself. According to the poll of nearly 1000 medics, 57% of the self-prescriptions

Drugs swapped for sex  -  Mar 5, 2007
Melbourne Herald Sun,A County Court jury found Marchesani swapped morphine and pethidine for oral sex at his Latrobe Tce practice. One of Marchesani's victims provided a

Role of Endoscopic Ultrasonography in Prevention of Unnecessary ...  -  Mar 23, 2007
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)...with the patient in the left lateral decubitus position under mild intravenous sedation with midazolam (2.5–5 mg) with or without pethidine (25–50 mg).

Geelong's 12 pound baby worth the weight  -  Mar 16, 2007
Geelong Advertiser,Instead, she relied on pethidine and an epidural to make it through the endurance test. To state the obvious, nurses later wrote on his baby book:

Dear doctors and nurses of the new Nicosia General Hospital  -  Mar 11, 2007
Cyprus Mail,The first dose of pethidine, given appropriately only after I had been examined by the internists and surgeons, started to relieve my agony and from then on

Accused vet found dead in home  -  Mar 5, 2007
The West Australian,...sexual penetration without consent, stupefying with intent to commit an indictable offence and supplying heroin, morphine and pethidine.

Students top drug abuse cases in 2006  -  Feb 21, 2007
Joy Online,He said most of the cases involved the use of multiple drugs, a combination of heroine, alcohol, cocaine and pethidine. He said 511 inmates were found to

Dr Marchesani's former secretary tells court `I watched him do it'  -  Feb 1, 2007
Geelong Advertiser,A FORMER receptionist has told how a Geelong doctor spoke freely to her of his activities involving prostitution and pethidine.

Witness weeps in Marchesani trial  -  Jan 31, 2007
Geelong Advertiser,A FORMER drug addict wept as she told how a Geelong doctor injected her with pethidine, while her small daughter waited in an adjoining room.

Doc's notes brief: expert  -  Feb 5, 2007
Geelong Advertiser,Answering questions from Crown Prosecutor Bob Johnson, Dr Parker said inquiries revealed Dr Marchesani had prescribed either pethidine or morphine at least

Sex in the surgery  -  Feb 9, 2007
Geelong Advertiser,They would attend his surgery where he would provide them with alcohol after which he would inject them with either pethidine or morphine.

Bungling addict vet is struck off  -  Feb 1, 2007
ic Liverpool,He was interviewed by police and admitted stealing sedatives hypnovel and pethidine. Ms Curtis added: 'He said his problem started when his father became

Doc defends drug doses  -  Jan 30, 2007
Geelong Advertiser,...``We had scotch and Cokes and Dr Marchesani filled two syringes with half pethidine and half morphine, it's called a cocktail and we injected ourselves.

Drug addiction testing centre on pipeline  -  18 Jan 2007
E-Pao.net,Bhang), Opiates (Brown sugar/Smack, Heroin) Codeine/Deztromorphan, Fortwin, Pethidine, Buprenorphine, Proxyvon, Spasmoproxyvon, etc, Dr Chugh said,

Nurse's death spurs alert  -  18 Jan 2007
NEWS.com.au,...pethidine, ritalin and dexamphetamine) are more closely accounted for in the peri-operative area of the Princess Alexandra Hospital," she said.

Drug can help mother's bonding with her child  -  Dec 11, 2006
Times Online,Both pethidine and fentanyl are opioid drugs that are not usually given in an epidural. A near-painless birth can usually be achieved by local anaesthetics.

Epidurals Affect Breastfeeding  -  Dec 11, 2006
Toronto Daily News,Australian researchers have found that a chemical fentanyl found in the pethidine anaesthetic causes problems with lactation within the first week after

Epidural babies can't get grip on what's breast  -  Dec 10, 2006
The Australian,Joy Heads, a lactation consultant at Sydney's Royal Hospital for Women, said similar problems had been seen when the pain-killer pethidine had been given to

Drugs stash GP surgery nurse faces being struck off  -  Dec 15, 2006
York Press,They seized six morphine tablets and four of pethidine - both class A opiates. Further class C drugs were also found. Sherratt had pleaded guilty to seven

Epidurals linked to less breastfeeding  -  Dec 12, 2006
United Press InternationalSeventy-two percent of women who had no analgesia were breastfeeding at 24 weeks compared with 53 percent who received pethidine or epidurals containing

Epidural During Birth May Negatively Affect Breast-Feeding  -  Dec 11, 2006
Washington Post,At 24 weeks, 72 percent of women who did not have an epidural were breast-feeding, compared with 53 percent who received pethidine or epidurals containing

Country Life  -  Dec 16, 2006
Sunday Herald,Minimal personal effects here: a bottle of Pethidine (an opiate for the relief of moderate to severe pain), a little plastic Pill Mate and a copy of

Meditation on the horrors and hilarity of a life well-lived  -  Dec 14, 2006
The Australian,Complicated emotions led to migraines, which led to prescriptions for pethidine, an opioid painkiller. There was a downward spiral and a suicide attempt.

If You Take Painkillers During Childbirth, You May Have Difficulty ...  -  Dec 12, 2006
Medical News Today,...were still breastfeeding 24 weeks later, compared to 53 per cent of the women who took pethidine or had an epidural containing bupivacaine and fentanyl.

Epidurals aren't for wimps – labour can be different for every mother  -  Dec 11, 2006
Royal Gazette,For example, pethidine, if given within four hours of the baby's birth, can lead to breathing and feeding difficulties. In the case of an epidural,

New Study Links Epidurals and Lower Breastfeeding Rates  -  Dec 11, 2006
eMaxHealth.com,Seventy-two percent of women who had no analgesia were breastfeeding at 24 weeks, compared with 53% who received pethidine or epidurals containing

Teen addict embroiled in action to protect unborn child  -  Nov 30, 2006
Stuff.co.nz,Opiates derive from the sticky resin in opium poppy seedpods and include opium, heroin, morphine, methadone, codeine and pethidine.

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