Search results for "Opioids"
New warnings for opioids; approval for arthritis drug
New boxed warnings for opioid pain and cough medicines and benzodiazepines that reflect the serious risks of combined use, which include slowed breathing and death. ... Clinicians should limit prescribing opioids with benzodiazepines or other central
November 2016
Opioids
management. ACP will offer a virtual, one-day course, “Optimizing Pain Management in an Environment of Opioid De-Escalation,” on Tuesday, Oct. ... opioid treatment,. opioid use disorder,. the role of medical cannabis in pain management,.
September 2021
Chronic pain
an attractive option, given the limited efficacy and safety of long-term opioid treatment, the trial authors concluded. ... Secondary outcomes were pain-related disability, satisfaction with care, and opioid and benzodiazepine use.
November 2021
Opioid abuse potential prompts monitoring role for internists
Monitoring patients while they are on opioids can be time consuming and resource-intensive, but Dr. ... Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing publish “Cautious, Responsible Opioid Prescribing,” guidelines for primary care clinicians
May 2011
Opioids
Limiting prescription opioids did not change the opioid overdose rate among primary care patients but did reduce the rate of opioid-related adverse effects in the year after the state-level ... This finding may help assuage concerns among primary care
May 2021
States step in on opioid prescribing
Another story also deals with opioids and other ways to lessen risk for overdose in patients who take them. ... A recent study found that patients who overdose on prescription opioids and end up in the hospital are very likely to eventually receive a new
October 2016
Opioids
The study included 5,129,159 unique patients with 6,060,728 long-term opioid therapy episodes in 2017-2018. ... Opportunities remain to expand co-prescribing of naloxone to patients receiving long-term opioid therapy,” they wrote.
February 2021
Opioids
Naloxone can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose if it is quickly administered. ... Annals of Internal Medicine has published several original research articles on opioids, which are accessible at.
January 2019
Prescribing for opioid addiction meds, CNS suppressants
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2017/11/prescribing-for-opioid-addiction-meds-cns-suppressants.htm. This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals. ... Although the combined use of these medications increases the risk of serious
November 2017
Opioids
Opioid Epidemic, a national effort to fight the opioid crisis, which kills an estimated 130 Americans every day. ... sharing information and best practices, coordinating opioid-related efforts, and advancing new initiatives with other members.
May 2019