Questionnaire

1. Which option is incorrect? Codeine undergoes demethylation in the liver to produce:

2. What proportion of the population are ultra-rapid metabolisers of codeine?

3. Codeine attaches to µ-opioid receptors to create pain relief and, potentially, a sense of well-being/euphoria and drowsiness:

4. The legal interpretation of clinical malpractice includes:

5. In the absence of an intention to harm, there is no legal basis for a negligence/malpractice claim.

6. Which option is incorrect? When prescribing codeine, it is the clinician’s ethical responsibility to:

7. Tolerance to codeine, resulting in a need for increased dosage to achieve the same pain relief, can occur if codeine is used for longer than:

8. Which of the following conditions have been associated with the initiation of opioids and subsequent long-term opioid use?

9. Which statement is incorrect? It is the ethical responsibility of the clinician to:

10. When treating the vulnerable patient with pain, it is the ethical responsibility of the clinician to: