An opioid supply for 7 or fewer days might be sufficient for most patients seen in primary care settings for acute pain who appear to need opioid analgesics, according to new research.
Persistent and prolonged opioid use occur after plastic and reconstructive surgical procedures.
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The demand for naloxone is relatively inelastic with respect to changes in its out-of-pocket price, and conversion to an over-the-counter medication is expected to increase naloxone pharmacy sales.
Drug manufacturers and distributors will now be able to access a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) database that monitors controlled substances from the point of manufacture all the way through to the point of sale (e.g., practitioners, pharmacies, hospitals/clinics).
Patients with low back pain or osteoarthritis who reported adverse drug reactions to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have significantly higher odds of receiving prescriptions for opioids and developing opioid use disorder compared with patients without adverse reactions to NSAIDs.
From 2011 to 2017 the number of kratom related calls to US Poison Control Centers went from about 1 a month to 2 a day; the finding comes from an analysis of the National Poison Data System.
Despite adequate levels of prescriber, pharmacist, and patient knowledge regarding transmucosal immediate-release fentanyls, the rates of inappropriate use are high.
For patients with an admitting diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome and/or acute decompensated heart failure, opioid prescription at discharge is not significantly associated with unplanned health care utilization or mortality but is associated with reduced odds of completed planned health care utilization.
Certain opioids are less effective for postoperative pain in patients taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants, according to a study published online February 6 in PLOS ONE.
