Tag: Opioids
Problematic Pharmaceutical Opioid Use Common in Noncancer Pain
Clinicians and policymakers need a more accurate estimate of the prevalence of problematic opioid use, authors say
Study Looks at Opioid Dispensing Among Youths Undergoing Surgery
Mean quantity of opioids dispensed in initial prescription was 227 MME; 3.0 percent of youths refilled a prescription 91 to 180 days after surgery
Fake Oxycontin Pills Widespread and Potentially Deadly: Report
Study Looks at Co-Use of CYP2D6-Metabolizing Opioids, Antidepressants in Seniors
CYP2D6-inhibiting antidepressants linked to worse outcomes than CYP2D6-neutral antidepressants when used with CYP2D6-metabolizing opioids
Low Quantity of Opioids Used After ED Discharge for Acute Pain
63 percent of opioid tablets prescribed unused in the two weeks after discharge; use varied across pain conditions
Small Number of Procedures Account for Large Number of Opioid Prescriptions
Cesarean delivery accounts for highest proportion of MMEs dispensed after surgery among individuals aged 18 to 44 years
Supreme Court Rejects Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement
Pediatric Surgical Opioid Prescribing Concentrated Among a Few Procedures
Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy accounted for most MMEs in opioid prescriptions dispensed after surgery
Multimodal Intervention Does Not Cut Opioid Overdose Deaths
No significant reduction seen in opioid overdose deaths with implementation of evidence-based practice strategies
Prenatal Opioid Exposure Not Tied to Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Offspring
Prenatal opioid exposure not linked to a clinically meaningful increase in risk for neuropsychiatric disorders
