CDC Provides Clarification of Opioid Prescribing Guideline
Misapplication of the guideline can put patient health and safety at risk
Opioids
FDA: Patients Should Not Abruptly Stop Taking a Prescribed Opioid
Agency warns that rapid discontinuation can result in uncontrolled pain or withdrawal symptoms
Opioids Now More Deadly for Americans Than Traffic Accidents
Preventable injuries are the third leading cause of death in the United States.
CDC Identifies Drugs Frequently Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths
Oxycodone, heroin, and fentanyl ranked first in 2011, 2012-2015, 2016; cocaine ranked second or third
Ultrarestrictive Opioid Rx Protocol Cuts Postoperative Opioid Use
UROPP reduces opioids prescribed after gynecologic, abdominal surgery without negative effects.
ASHP: SVP, Injectable Opioid Shortages Threaten Patient Care
98.4% of respondents report moderate, severe shortages of morphine, hydromorphone, fentanyl.
Young Surgery Pts at Risk for Persistent Opioid Use
Adolescent cholecystectomy and colectomy patients may be at the highest risk for persistent opioid use.
Baby Boomers at Greater Risk for Prescription Opioid Overdose
In addition, those born from 1947 to 1964 and 1979 to 1992 have increased risk of heroin overdose death.
Opioids Highly Prescribed to Cancer Survivors
The researchers found that the rate of opioid prescribing was 1.22 times higher among survivors than among matched controls.
Errors in Opioid Prescribing for Adult Outpatients Common
Most of the errors were made on handwritten prescriptions.
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