Search results for "Opioids"
Education program for prescribing opioids now available
ACP and its curriculum partner Pri-Med have launched “SAFE Opioid Prescribing,” an online training program to educate clinicians about safety and efficacy when prescribing opioids.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/23/6.htm
23 Jul 2013
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://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/12/10/5.htm
10 Dec 2019
ACP receives grant on safety when prescribing opioids
ACP and its curriculum partner, Pri-Med, have been awarded an educational grant from a company to develop and implement a training program that educates clinicians about safety and efficacy when prescribing opioids.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/12/8.htm
12 Mar 2013
Free resources available to ACP members for prescribing opioid medications
The National Institute on Drug Abuse offers free educational programs and resources on the prescribing of opioid medications for health care professionals.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/25/10.htm
25 Oct 2011
Linking inpatient and outpatient buprenorphine treatment reduced opioid abuse
A program that started hospitalized, opioid-dependent patients on buprenorphine and linked them to outpatient care effectively reduced their opioid use, a new study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/08/5.htm
8 Jul 2014
Pearls aid treatment of opioid dependence
Agonist treatments over “cold-turkey,” foiling abuse of oral medications and “the eyes have it” for inpatient diagnoses. Pearls lay out the best ways to manage opioid-dependent patients in many settings.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/06/opioid.htm
1 Jun 2010
ACP resources can help fulfill new DEA training requirement on substance use disorders
Starting June 27, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will require registered physicians to provide a one-time attestation that they have completed eight hours of training, and ACP's education resources can help.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/04/11/5.htm
11 Apr 2023
Major elective surgery usually doesn't lead to long-term opioid use
About 3% of previously opioid-naive patients continued to use opioids for more than 90 days after major elective surgery, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/02/25/2.htm
25 Feb 2014
Opioids implicated in the majority of pharmaceutical overdose deaths
Opioids are a major contributor to drug overdose deaths, either when taken alone or in combination with other drugs, a new research letter said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/26/4.htm
26 Feb 2013
Higher doses of prescribed opioids associated with increased overdose risk
AHA sets new criteria and goals for cardio health
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/01/26/4.htm
26 Jan 2010