CDC Urges Caution When Taking Patients Off Opioid Painkillers
Doctors should be more cautious when taking chronic pain patients off opioid painkillers.
Opioids
Candidate Touchpoints May Predict Opioid Overdose
Eight candidate touchpoints are associated with increased risk of fatal opioid overdose.
Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus More Likely to Use Opioids
Patients with SLE are more likely to use opioids than persons without SLE, and most SLE patients who use opioids do so for more than one year.
Specific Factors Identify Opioid Use in Patients After Surgery
Certain factors may help clinicians identify which patients are more likely to have greater opioid use in the first month after major surgery.
Opioid Maker Purdue Pharma Expected to File for Bankruptcy
Settlement talks with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over its role in the U.S. opioid crisis have reached a stalemate and the company is expected to file for bankruptcy.
CDC: Decrease in Opioid Deaths From January 2018 to July 2018
Opioid deaths decreased during January to July 2018, while deaths from illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF) increased during the same period.
Oklahoma Judge Fines Johnson & Johnson $572 Million in Opioid Drug Crisis
An Oklahoma judge on Monday ruled against one of America’s biggest companies, Johnson & Johnson — fining it $572 million as part of the first trial of an opioid maker sued by a state for the human and financial costs of the prescription painkiller crisis.
Novel Opioid Receptor Agonist Effective for Chronic Low Back Pain
NKTR-181 was found to be a safe, effective, and well tolerated treatment over the long term in patients with moderate to severe chronic low back pain.
Opioid Addiction Treatment Usage Higher in US States With Expanded Medicaid
The use of the opioid addiction medication buprenorphine is much higher in states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act than in those that did not expand the program.
Postoperative Opioid Prescription Size Reduced After Guideline Release
A reduction in postoperative opioid prescription size was observed following release of evidence-based opioid prescribing guidelines in Michigan.
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