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1Drug Health Services, Sydney South West Area Health Service, Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia. adam.winstock@sswahs.nsw.gov.au
Objective:
To determine current methadone takeaway storage practice among patients receiving supervised methadone treatment and takeaway doses at community pharmacies.
Methods:
A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2006 in Sydney, New South Wales. It addressed: safe storage of methadone takeaways; knowledge of risk of methadone ingestion by small children; and information provision from health care providers about the safe storage of methadone.
Results:
Eighty-seven patients participated in the survey. The majority stored their methadone takeaways in a cupboard (48%) or secure cabinet (34%). All but one participant were aware of the risks of methadone ingestion by small children. Eighty-seven per cent had discussed safe storage of takeaways with a health professional.
Conclusions:
Most patients receiving methadone takeaways store them safely and are aware of the risk that methadone ingestion poses to children.
Implications:
Clinicians should ensure patients are adequately informed about safe takeaway storage and the risk of methadone ingestion by children.
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