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PPP045 - Why Tramadol sucks with Dr Dave Juurlink

PPP045 - Why Tramadol sucks with Dr Dave Juurlink


Episode 45


Dan is joined by eminent physician, pharmacologist and former pharmacist Prof  Dave Juurlink from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto.

We talk about:

  • Why Tramadol is a bad choice of analgesia
  • Why Codeine upscheduling is a good idea for Canada and Australia
  • How scheduling impacts medication choice
  • How a 100-word "paper" in NEJM contributed to the opioid epidemic


Published on 7 years, 2 months ago






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