Tag: Opioids
Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Low Back Pain Tied to Lower Risk for Opioid Use...
Findings seen for adult patients followed for two years compared with those prescribed ibuprofen for low back pain
Seizure Risk Up for Seniors in Nursing Homes Prescribed Tramadol and Antidepressants
Risk for seizures increased with concomitant use of tramadol with CYP2D6-inhibiting versus neutral antidepressants
Declines Seen in New, Additional Prescribing of Opioids in Patients With Cancer
New opioid prescribing was stable for patients with metastatic cancer with pain and declined for those reporting no pain
Receipt of Meds for Opioid Use Disorder in Jail Increases Use After Release
Receipt of MOUD in jail linked to lower postrelease risks for fatal overdose, nonfatal overdose, reincarceration
High Exposure to Prenatal Prescribed Opioid Analgesics Likely Not Associated With ASD Risk
Associations were largely or fully attenuated using designs other than accounting for measured confounders and in sibling comparisons
Potentially Inappropriate Medications Linked to Frailty at Cancer Diagnosis
Each additional Geriatric Oncology-PIM linked to 66 percent increase in odds of being mildly, moderate-to-severely frail at diagnosis
Timely Opioid Administration Cuts Hospitalizations for Pediatric Sickle Cell Crises
Findings seen for first administration within 60 minutes for children presenting to the emergency department with a sickle cell crisis
FDA Releases Guidance to Promote Nonopioid Alternatives for Chronic Pain
New guidance aims to increase nonopioid choices for chronic pain while combating misuse
One in 10 Undergoing Early Cancer Surgery Have New Persistent Opioid Use
Persons in the highest quartile of morphine milligram equivalents exposure have increased risk for new persistent opioid use
Buprenorphine Available at 39.4 Percent of U.S. Pharmacies in 2023
Increases in availability seen across neighborhood types, but pharmacies located in Black, Latinx neighborhoods less likely to dispense
