Tag: Opioids
New Opioid Rx Rules Coming for U.S. Employees’ Health Plans
New Federal Employee Health Benefits Program rules are meant to prevent overprescribing
Opioid Prescribing, New Persistent Use Down After Childbirth
Strongest modifiable factor linked to new persistent use after delivery was filling Rx before delivery
Taking Prescription Opioids Could Limit Primary Care Access
40 percent of primary care clinics won't take new patients using opioid painkillers, regardless of insurance type
Opioid Rx Education Insufficient for Plastic Surgery Trainees
Significantly more opioids prescribed by U.S. versus Canadian trainees for seven of eight procedures
Supply of Opioids Predicts Long-Term Use in Injured Workers
Odds of long-term opioid use up with initial Rx for five- to nine-day supply versus supply of less than five days
Medical Marijuana Laws May Not Impact Opioid Use
No reduction seen in individual-level nonmedical prescription opioid use from 2002 to 2014
U.S. Drug OD Deaths Fall for First Time in Three Decades
However, U.S. drug overdose death rate remains about seven times higher than a generation ago
Opioids Commonly Prescribed in Emergency Department for Gout
Diabetes, polyarticular gout, prior opioid use tied to increased risk for opioid prescription at discharge
Prepregnancy Surgery Linked to Risk for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Prescription opioids for postsurgical pain may lead to addiction that affects future pregnancies
Prescribing Fewer Tablets Can Cut Post-ACL Surgery Opioid Use
Prescribing fewer tablets with education session further reduces opioid use
