In the 12 months after a nonfatal overdose, few Medicare beneficiaries receive medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) or fill a naloxone prescription.
Intersecting with the upward trajectory in opioid use are the increasing trends in opioid related adverse effects, especially prescription drug abuse, addiction and overdose deaths. This complex ...
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit accusing Walgreens of filling millions of prescriptions for Americans over ...
Consider prescribing naloxone based on risk factors for overdose (eg, history of opioid use disorder ... ileus may occur with anticholinergics. Constipation, nausea, somnolence, fatigue, headache ...
Consider prescribing naloxone based on risk factors for overdose (eg, history of opioid use disorder ... Concomitant strong laxatives (eg, lactulose); monitor.
The study required at least three clinicians per intervention site to prescribe either full or partial opioid antagonists. Treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) historically has been viewed by ...
If you have recently visited your doctor for pain management and were surprised when they did not prescribe opioids, you are ...