Search results for "Opioids"
Co-prescription acceptable for opioid addiction meds and benzodiazepines
Details on the latest warnings, recalls, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/fda-update-opioid-addiction-meds-benzodiazepines.htm
15 Nov 2017
Approach constipation aggressively
An expert speaking at American College of Gastroenterology 2018 gave tips on inpatient constipation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/approach-constipation-aggressively.htm
15 Dec 2018
Learn the art of sickle cell treatment
An expert offered a housestaff-friendly, nursing-friendly, patient-friendly approach to vaso-occlusive crises in the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/25/free/learn-the-art-of-sickle-cell-treatment.htm
25 May 2022
Navigation service reduced readmissions of patients with substance use disorder
A single-center trial found benefits from providing recently hospitalized patients with proactive case management, advocacy, service linkage, and motivational support to address substance use disorder, medical, and basic needs for three months after discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/04/07/2.htm
7 Apr 2021
August 3, 2022
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/03/
Calls to poison control centers for gabapentin, baclofen increased in recent years
The increase in exposures to and misuse of these medications in the U.S. may represent an unintended consequence of recent reductions in opioid prescribing for pain management, study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/12/11/3.htm
11 Dec 2019
Tips to assess and treat acute-on-chronic pain
Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 was held in Philadelphia in April and included advice on pain management challenges.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/im-tips-to-assess-and-treat-acute-on-chronic-pain.htm
15 Jun 2019
Stigmatizing language about OUD common in hospital records, associated with less follow-up
The most common term was “abuse,” which appeared in two-thirds of hospital discharge summaries for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) who were admitted for infectious complications of injection opioid use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/14/stigmatizing-language-about-oud-common-in-hospital-records-associated-with-less-follow-up.htm
14 Jun 2023
Med students used donuts to improve opioid prescribing
Students led the way in an effort to reduce opioid overuse.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/success-story-med-students-used-donuts-to-improve-opioid-prescribing.htm
15 Jul 2020
New labeling on long-acting opioids and fluoroquinolones
Details on recalls, warnings and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/fda.htm
15 Nov 2013