Tag: Prescription Drugs
Electronic Alert Cuts Proportion of IV Proton Pump Inhibitors
Significant reduction in proton pump inhibitor use, associated institutional costs
Viral Load at Delivery in ~13 Percent of Women Taking HAART
Detectable viral load linked to multiparity, black ethnicity, education, timing of HAART initiation
Review: Venlafaxine May Be Effective for Fibromyalgia Tx
Studies limited by small sample size, inconsistency of outcomes, methodological concerns
Epidemic of Rx Opioid Abuse May Be Waning in U.S.
Heroin abuse/overdoses on the rise may be one reason prescription-drug abuse is down
Major Risks of Long-Term Opioid Rx Deemed Dose-Dependent
In review, serious harms of long-term therapy seemed to depend on opioid dose
Gender of Provider May Impact Pain Management Practices
GP prescribing behavior differs for antineuropathic drugs, symptomatic slow-acting drugs for OA
NIH: Insufficient Evidence for Opioid Use in Chronic Pain
Insufficient evidence for every clinical decision that a provider needs to make about use of opioids
