New Trial Tests Value of Mobile Medicine
Medical centers in 5 US cities are testing mobile health units as a way to bring services to individuals with opioid use disorder.
Opioids
Prescription Analgesic Use High in the Elderly CKD Population
Older patients with CKD may be especially at risk for suboptimal pain control and inappropriate use of opioids and prescription NSAIDs, according to study investigators.
Rates of Prescription Opioid Use Higher in Cancer Survivors
Cancer survivors have similar rates of prescription opioid misuse versus those without cancer.
Co-Dispensing of Benzodiazepines and Opioids Dangerous in HD
Patients on hemodialysis who use opioids concurrently with a short-acting benzodiazepine are especially at risk for early death, a study found.
Emerging Clinical Tool Predicts Risk of Persistent Use of Opioids After Treatment in Patients With Cancer
Investigators at UCSD sought to create a tool to help clinicians predict patients’ risk of persistent opioid use after treatment.
Training in Ethics and Prescribing May Curb Opioid Overprescribing
As opioid overprescribing is a key contributor to the current opioid crisis, implementing appropriate prescribing strategies in medical education may prepare future physicians to appropriately and ethically prescribe opioids.
Postop Opioid Rx 7-fold Higher in US, Canada Versus Sweden
About 75% of patients in US and Canada fill opioid prescriptions versus 11% in Sweden.
Opioids Likely Unnecessary for Post-Vasectomy Pain
In a study, withholding opioids after vasectomy did not increase subsequent medical encounters for scrotal pain.
New Opioid Rx Rules Coming for US Employees’ Health Plans
New Federal Employee Health Benefits Program rules are meant to prevent overprescribing
Reducing Postoperative Opioid Consumption
Prescribing fewer opioid pills after surgery and providing opioid use education before surgery may reduce postoperative opioid consumption.
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