Tag: Opioids
ASHP: SVP, Injectable Opioid Shortages Threaten Patient Care
98.4 percent of respondents report moderate, severe shortages of morphine, hydromorphone, fentanyl
ASHP: SVP, Injectable Opioid Shortages Threaten Patient Care
98.4 percent of respondents report moderate, severe shortages of morphine, hydromorphone, fentanyl
Patterns of Potential Misuse Help Assess Risk of Opioid Overdose
Positive link for subsequent opioid overdose with greater numbers of prescribers and pharmacies
AUA: Many Have Unused Opioids After Urologic Procedures
Patients use just over half of initial prescription; highest percentage of unused meds for cystectomy
FDA Approves Non-Opioid Treatment for Opioid Withdrawal
Lucemyra is an oral selective alpha 2-adrenergic receptor agonist
Practice Intervention Targeting IV Opioids May Cut Exposure
Reduction of 84 percent in intravenous opioid doses, and a 55 percent reduction in all parenteral opioids
Evidence Lacking for Impact of PDMPs on Drug Overdoses
Evidence insufficient that drug monitoring programs increase or decrease opioid overdoses in U.S.
Many Patients Have Unused Opioids After Spine, Joint Surgery
Many patients reported unsafe storage and failure to dispose of opioids at one- and six-month follow-up
Opioids Often Over-Prescribed After Hiatal Hernia Surgery
Patients use fewer opioids than are prescribed after open, laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair
Synthetic Opioid Involvement in Opioid-Related Deaths Up
From 2010 to 2016, synthetic opioid involvement up from 14.3 to 45.9 percent of opioid-related deaths
