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Tip station ▍ Implementation Strategy
Controlled Drugs I. Periodic Review and
In the Controlled Drugs Act, Evaluation of Controlled
Controlled Drugs means addictive Drugs
narcotic drugs, psychotropic
drugs, and other drugs requiring The “Controlled Drugs Review
regulation. Committee of the Ministry of Health and
In order to avoid iatrogenic Welfare” was held every six months to assess
addiction or abuse of controlled and regulate the new psychoactive substances
drugs, they may only be used for found internationally that may only be used
medical and scientific purposes. for medical or scientific purposes.
II. Project-based Auditing
and Training of Healthcare
Professionals on Knowledge
about Drug Addiction
Every year, a controlled drug audit plan
is formulated to strengthen the auditing over
the legitimacy of prescribed use of controlled
drugs and to prevent improper prescription
of controlled drugs that leads to addiction
or abuse; teaching aids are developed and
educational training is organized on addictive
pain-killing narcotics to further knowledge
among healthcare professionals about
addictive narcotics.
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