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New opioid prescriptions for U.S. adults using benzodiazepines stopped increasing in 2010

Adults Using Benzodiazepines More Likely to Receive Opioid Rx

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Increase in new opioid prescriptions for U.S. adults using benzodiazepines stopped in 2010
For patients on hemodialysis

Opioids Tied to Adverse Outcomes in Hemodialysis Patients

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Increased risks of altered mental status, falls, and fractures; risk present even at low doses of opioids
A first opioid lawsuit is targeting pharmacy benefit managers

First Opioid Lawsuit Targeting Pharmacy Benefit Managers

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First lawsuit mentions three largest PBMs; PBMs likely to be increasingly targeted in litigation
Heavy use of opiates among patients with inflammatory bowel diseases is tied to increased risk of premature all-cause death

Opiate Use Linked to Early Mortality in IBD Patients

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Heavy use in Crohn's, heavy or moderate use in ulcerative colitis tied to increased risk of death
Messages relating to safe storage and disposal of prescription opioids are inconsistent and are often not included on package insert information

Opioid Packaging Often Lacks Info on Safe Storage, Disposal

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Instructions for safe disposal of unused opioid medications often inconsistent, infrequent, or absent
In adults age 50 or older

Education, Depression, Pain Associated With Opioid Misuse

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Illicit drug use also a significant predictor of misuse in adults ≥50 taking opioids for chronic pain
State implementation of medical marijuana laws is associated with a reduction in the rate of opioid prescribing

Marijuana Legalization May Reduce Opioid Use

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Implementation of adult-use marijuana laws linked to 6.38 percent lower rate of opioid prescribing
From 2015 to 2016

CDC: Overdose Deaths Up Across Drug Categories in 2015 to 2016

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Of 63,632 drug overdose deaths in 2016, 66.4 percent involved an opioid
Preoperative chronic opioid use is associated with poor outcomes and continued dependence after posterior lumbar fusion

Pre-Op Chronic Opioid Use Ups Poor Outcomes Post Spinal Fusion

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Preoperative opioid use tied to complications, ER visits, readmission, adverse events, increased costs
Pharmacists should be aware that they are expected to take steps to make sure opioid prescriptions are written for legitimate medical purposes

Pharmacists Have Responsibility to Check Opioid Rx Are Legitimate

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Pharmacists should document their efforts to make sure rx are written for legitimate medical purposes