Search results for "Opioid Prescribing"
Influence, interactions, and ethical dilemmas
Advances in technology, genetics, and evolving financial reimbursement models continue to create new ethical conundrums or add layers or twists to age-old debates.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/05/influence-interactions-and-ethical-dilemmas.htm
1 May 2019
Evidence lacking on efficacy of prescription drug monitoring programs
Features of prescription drug monitoring programs associated with reductions in overdoses included mandatory review of data by clinicians before writing prescriptions, frequent (at least weekly) updates of data, clinician authorization to access data, and monitoring of nonscheduled drugs.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/08/1.htm
8 May 2018
Internal Medicine Meeting 2016 covers clinical questions
Internists working to implement best practices on complicated topics will find a wealth of advice at Internal Medicine Meeting 2016, to be held May 5-7 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/03/IMM.htm
1 Mar 2016
Opioids may be associated with increased risk for serious invasive pneumococcal infections
Patients with invasive pneumococcal disease had significantly greater odds than control participants of being current opioid users, and associations were strongest for long-acting opioids, high-potency opioids, and high-dose opioids.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/13/1.htm
13 Feb 2018
Medical schools respond to the opioid epidemic
Until very recently, medical schools offered little or no training in addiction medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/01/opioids-medical-education.htm
1 Jan 2017
Physicians might control long-term opioid use through initial prescribing habits, study says
Researchers concluded that the probability of long-term opioid use can be minimized by starting with a single prescription of a short-acting opioid, with no refills, and a cumulative dose less than 120 morphine milligram equivalents.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/09/1.htm
9 Aug 2016
SPRINT prompts new debate on BP targets
This issue covers topics such as management of hypertension, integrative medicine, and follow-up care for colorectal cancer.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/03/editors.htm
1 Mar 2016
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
Opioid abuse potential prompts monitoring role for internists
Opioids can be used safely for pain management in most patients, but for a small but significant percentage, there is a real chance of addiction and other harms. Experts increasingly look to the prescribed drugs in a medicine cabinet as a source of concern.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/05/opioids.htm
1 May 2011
Letter to the Editor
A different approach to pain.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/06/letter.htm
1 Jun 2015