UW Pain and Policy Studies Group

Argentina

Opioid consumption trends, 1980 to present
Graphs

Opioid consumption in Morphine Equivalence
Graph	Table

Competent National Authority under the International Drug Control Treaties 2
Departamento de Psicotrópicas y Estupefacientes Administración Nacional de Medicamentos, Alimentos y Tecnología Médica (ANIMAT/INAME) Av. Caseros 2161 1264 Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Argentina Phone: (54) 11-43400850 (int. 2571) Fax: (54) 11-43490853 Email: rmendez@anmat.gov.ar

AMRO REGION, 2009
Opioid consumption statistics

Status of adherence to conventions, Receipt of statistics, and estimates 3
Adherence		Consumption statistics for 2009	Estimated requirements for 2011
Single Convention 1961	As Amended 1961/72	Consumption statistics for 2009	Estimated requirements for 2011
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GLOBAL, 2009
Opioid consumption statistics

Interactive Map and Motion Chart

Useful Links and Resources

New WHO policy guidelines!
"Ensuring Balance in National Policies on Controlled Substances, Guidance for Availability and Accessibility of Controlled Medicines"

WHO Regions:

Argentina - Ministry of Health

National Administration of Drugs, Food & Medical Technology

"A Model for Improving Access to Opioids: The Latin American Experience" (un artículo, Innovations in End-of-Life Care)

WHOCC monograph - Guadalajara, Mexico - March 2002 [in English or en Español]

WHOCC monograph - Montevideo, Uruguay - March 2004

International Observatory on End of Life Care Country Report

Argentina Association for the Study of Pain

Competent National Authority under the International Drug Control Treaties 2

Status of adherence to conventions, Receipt of statistics, and estimates 3