Tag: Opioids
Most Patients at High Risk of Opiate Overdose Do Not Receive Naloxone Rx
Only 1.5 percent of high-risk patients are prescribed naloxone upon ED or inpatient discharge
U.S. Lawmakers Say WHO Opioid Guidelines Too Lax
Organization claims guidelines influenced by people with financial ties to Purdue Pharma
Racial Disparity Seen in Prescriptions for Buprenorphine
Office visits for drug to treat opioid use disorder most commonly self-pay or private insurance
Opioid Quantity Prescribed After Musculoskeletal Injury Tied to Prolonged Use
Opioid type not predictive of prolonged use for patients with musculoskeletal injury undergoing surgery
Risk for Prolonged Opioid Use Up in Patients Receiving Tramadol
Those receiving tramadol postop have similar, higher risks as those receiving other short-acting opioids
Fatal Overdoses Reduced With Pharmacist Dispensation of Naloxone
However, greater naloxone availability tied to more nonfatal overdoses seen in emergency departments
Cocaine-, Psychostimulant-Involved Death Rates Increasing
Synthetic opioids driving increases in cocaine-involved deaths, less so in psychostimulant-involved deaths
Nonpharmacologic Tx Enhances Care of Opioid-Exposed Newborns
Reduction seen in length of hospital stay and in use of medication to treat neonatal abstinence
CDC Provides Clarification of Opioid Prescribing Guideline
Misapplication of the guideline can put patient health and safety at risk
Rates of Marijuana Use in Cancer Patients on the Rise in U.S.
People with cancer also more likely to use prescription opioids than those without
