Search results for "Opioids"
Safe prescribing can lessen overdose risk
In what one commentator called an “appalling” finding, 90% of patients in a recent study admitted to a hospital with a prescription opioid overdose eventually received another opioid prescription##mdash;often from the same clinician. Efforts to improve safe prescribing hope to fix the problem.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/10/overdose.htm
1 Oct 2016
ACP launches new pain management learning hub
The series consists of seven core evidence-based and patient-centered modules and two sets of case studies. Up to 23 hours of CME/MOC credit are available, free to ACP members.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/04/13/4.htm
13 Apr 2021
Balancing benefits and harms of pain meds in older adults
Pain guidelines issued by medical societies call for nondrug therapies and exercise as primary recommendations for chronic pain.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/07/balancing-benefits-and-harms-of-pain-meds-in-older-adults.htm
1 Jul 2023
MKSAP Quiz: 10-year history of chronic pain
A 51-year-old woman is referred for evaluation. She has a 10-year history of chronic pain that she describes as head-to-toe aching, twisting, and sometimes burning that involves several large muscle groups. The pain is constant, and she rates the severity as a 6 on a 10-point scale. Following a physical exam, what is the most appropriate next step in treatment?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/21/4.htm
21 Jul 2020
ACP, AAFP issue joint guideline on non-low back pain from musculoskeletal injuries in adults
The College and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) recommend topical NSAIDs as first-line therapy for this type of pain and advise against the use of opioids.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/18/3.htm
18 Aug 2020
Transforming health care to improve U.S. life expectancy
The sobering decline in U.S. life expectancy reaffirms the exigency of health care reform anchored in a proactive and comprehensive approach.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/10/transforming-health-care-to-improve-us-life-expectancy.htm
1 Oct 2023
Latest data on COVID-19's potential treatments, effects on drug abuse and mortality
A living systematic review still only finds strong support for steroids, an antibody cocktail reduced viral load in outpatients, overdoses rose during lockdowns, and studies looked at loss of life from the pandemic.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/22/2.htm
22 Dec 2020
New grass allergy treatment, opioid overdose solution
This update covers approval of an allergen extract to treat allergic rhinitis induced by grass pollen and of a handheld injector of naloxone for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/06/fda.htm
1 Jun 2014
Prescribing for opioid addiction meds, CNS suppressants
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/11/prescribing-for-opioid-addiction-meds-cns-suppressants.htm
1 Nov 2017
New warnings for opioids; approval for arthritis drug
This column reviews a warning on opioid pain drugs and cough medicines combined with benzodiazepines and approval of a new drug to treat multiple inflammatory diseases.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/11/fda.htm
1 Nov 2016