Tag: Opioids
U.S. Senate Passes Opioids Bill
Comprehensive bipartisan package earmarks billions of dollars to fight opioid abuse in the United States
Potentially Inappropriate Opioid Prescribing Tied to Overdose
Increased risks of all-cause mortality, fatal overdose, nonfatal overdose with PIP of opioids
Opioid Refills Rare After Rhinoplasty
Only 1.2 percent of patients prescribed opioids required refills within three weeks of surgery
Highest Opioid-Related Mortality Seen in Construction Jobs
Proportional mortality ratios for heroin-, prescription opioid-related deaths elevated in construction field
Opioids Often Prescribed in the Absence of Pain Diagnosis
No pain diagnosis recorded at 28.5 percent of visits in which an opioid was prescribed from 2006 to 2015
National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Aug. 25-27
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Total Store Expo The Total Store Expo of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)...
Oxycontin’s Maker Now Selling Drug to Curb Opioid Addiction
New anti-addiction drug is fast-acting form of buprenorphine, which helps control drug cravings
FDA Approves New Treatment for Opioid Dependence
The sublingual buprenorphine and naloxone combo should be part of a complete treatment plan
Naloxone Rarely Administered by Layperson in Opioid Deaths
Bystanders present in large proportion of overdose deaths; 17.4 percent involve Rx opioids only
With New Persistent Opioid Use, Most Early Scripts From Surgeons
But in the longer term, the majority of opioid prescriptions come from primary care physicians
