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Hugo a Gogo
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The_Doc
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R300will said: No i think it did have a fair amount in it, they also used cocaine to treat tooth ache. And heroin used to be medically licenced too. Welll.............. The BNF said: Prescribing of diamorphine (heroin), dipipanone, and cocaine for addicts
The Misuse of Drugs (Supply to Addicts) Regulations 1997 require that only medical practitioners who hold a special licence issued by the Home Secretary may prescribe, administer, or supply diamorphine, dipipanone (Diconal®), or cocaine in the treatment of drug addiction; other practitioners must refer any addict who requires these drugs to a treatment centre. and diamorphine, used a thousand times a day in every hospital in the land is heroin...
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Hugo a Gogo
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Johnnytheboy
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I'm struggling to understand why sleepiness would be such a biggie if you were terminally ill.
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Hugo a Gogo
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Johnnytheboy said: I'm struggling to understand why sleepiness would be such a biggie if you were terminally ill. you might want to talk to your family before you die?
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R300will
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The_Doc said: R300will said: No i think it did have a fair amount in it, they also used cocaine to treat tooth ache. And heroin used to be medically licenced too. Welll.............. The BNF said: Prescribing of diamorphine (heroin), dipipanone, and cocaine for addicts
The Misuse of Drugs (Supply to Addicts) Regulations 1997 require that only medical practitioners who hold a special licence issued by the Home Secretary may prescribe, administer, or supply diamorphine, dipipanone (Diconal®), or cocaine in the treatment of drug addiction; other practitioners must refer any addict who requires these drugs to a treatment centre. and diamorphine, used a thousand times a day in every hospital in the land is heroin... Well nowadays it is strictly limited but back in the olden days it was used quite liberally for tooth ache etc. Also someone mentioned the use of cocaine for eye surgery but normally you do need the iris to relax so atropine would also need to be administered i think.
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The_Doc
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89 months
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R300will said: Well nowadays it is strictly limited but back in the olden days it was used quite liberally for tooth ache etc. Also someone mentioned the use of cocaine for eye surgery but normally you do need the iris to relax so atropine would also need to be administered i think. 0·5% tropicamide drops or 0.5% cyclopentolate FYI
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R300will
3,598 posts
20 months
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The_Doc said: R300will said: Well nowadays it is strictly limited but back in the olden days it was used quite liberally for tooth ache etc. Also someone mentioned the use of cocaine for eye surgery but normally you do need the iris to relax so atropine would also need to be administered i think. 0·5% tropicamide drops or 0.5% cyclopentolate FYI Or atropine. tropicamide requires another drug to be use with it i think, phenylepherine?
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