• Prescription Opioids
    • Prescription Opioids – An Overview
    • Common and Possible Side Effects
    • Opioids And Pain
    • Medicinal Cannabis
    • Combining Opioids With Other Medication And Alcohol
    • Individual Stories about Prescription Opioid Use and Dependence
  • Understanding Pain
    • What Is Pain?
    • Opioids And Pain
    • Managing Your Pain
    • Pain and your Mental Wellbeing
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    • How To Talk To Your Doctor about Prescription Opioids
    • I’m Worried About Someone Taking Opioids
    • Help And Support
  • Health Professionals
    • Opioids and Your Patients
    • Facts about Prescribing Opioids
    • Professional Development And Resource
    • Pain and your Patient’s Mental Health
    • ScriptCheckSA
  • About the Campaign
    • Articles
    • Media
  • Is It An Opioid?
  • Could I Be Dependent? Online Screening Tool
  • Prescription Opioids
    • Prescription Opioids – An Overview
    • Common and Possible Side Effects
    • Opioids And Pain
    • Medicinal Cannabis
    • Combining Opioids With Other Medication And Alcohol
    • Individual Stories about Prescription Opioid Use and Dependence
  • Understanding Pain
    • What Is Pain?
    • Opioids And Pain
    • Managing Your Pain
    • Pain and your Mental Wellbeing
  • Get Support
    • How To Talk To Your Doctor about Prescription Opioids
    • I’m Worried About Someone Taking Opioids
    • Help And Support
  • Health Professionals
    • Opioids and Your Patients
    • Facts about Prescribing Opioids
    • Professional Development And Resource
    • Pain and your Patient’s Mental Health
    • ScriptCheckSA
  • About the Campaign
    • Articles
    • Media
  • Is It An Opioid?
  • Could I Be Dependent? Online Screening Tool

Check a medicine for opioids

Is It An Opioid? Medicine Checker

In Australia, there are over 60 different prescription painkillers which are an opioid. Opioids are also found in many other medicines you may not expect, such as cough syrup. It can be hard to know what is or isn’t a prescription opioid.

Enter the name of a medicine below to find out if your medication is a prescription opioid. This can be found on the label of your medicine or script. Please ensure your spelling is correct for accurate results.

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