FDA Must Act to Correct CDC's 2016 Opioid Dosage Bungling. My...
American Council on Science and Health,
It's too little and far too late, but the FDA appears to be acting to correct the ignorance and ineptitude that was shoved down…
‘On That Edge of Fear’: One Woman’s Struggle With Sickle Cell Pain
DNYUZ,
NASHVILLE — She struggled through the night as she had so many times before, restless from sickle cell pain that felt like…
‘On That Edge of Fear’: One Woman’s Struggle With Sickle Cell Pain
New York Times,
Cures for a disease that mostly afflicts Black people seem near, but may come too late for Lisa Craig, who lives with an agony…
Comments to the FDA: Opioid Dosing Based on Milligram Morphine Equivalents Is Unscientific
Newsbreak,
Nearly three years ago I wrote how the science behind US opioid policies was deeply flawed, in particular, the use of Morphine…
Comments to the FDA: Opioid Dosing Based on Milligram Morphine Equivalents Is Unscientific
American Council on Science and Health,
Nearly three years ago I wrote how the science behind US opioid policies was deeply flawed, in particular, the use of Morphine…
Survey: CDC's opioid prescribing guideline for pain treatment should be revoked
The Medical News,
The CDC's opioid prescribing guideline has failed to reduce addiction and overdoses, significantly worsened the quality of pain…
Pain patients and healthcare providers want CDC opioid guideline revoked
ScienMag,
Survey finds 9 out of 10 patients believe their pain levels and quality of life have grown worse under 2016 CDC guideline The…
Pain patients and healthcare providers want CDC opioid guideline revoked
EurekAlert!,
The CDC's opioid prescribing guideline has failed to reduce addiction and overdoses, significantly worsened the quality of pain…
Pain Patients and Healthcare Providers Want CDC Opioid Guideline Revoked
EINPresswire,
Survey finds 9 out of 10 patients believe their pain levels and quality of life have grown worse under 2016 CDC guideline LOS…
Opioid Prescribing Guidelines May Mean Pain for Terminally Ill Patients
Doc Wire News,
Efforts to stop the opioid epidemic may have had an unintended consequence on pain management for near end-of-life terminally…
People With Chronic Pain Are Claiming A Voice In The Opioids Crisis
Forbes,
This March 2021 saw the introduction of a new organization, the National Pain Advocacy Center.
Opioid Crisis Fast Facts
KVIA,
Here’s a look at the opioid crisis. Experts say the United States is in the throes of an opioid epidemic.
CDC Analyzes Deaths Caused By Its Own Anti-Opioid Crusade
American Council on Science and Health,
Good Morning PROP members (1). Did you sleep well? I sure hope so, but if not, it's understandable.
Gabapentinoids Plus Opioids Up Overdose Risk After Surgery
MedPage Today,
Neurology > Opioids Absolute risks of adverse events were low, however by Judy George, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today…
Opioid Prescribing for High-Risk Patients Continues to Rise
Medscape,
Since the publication of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) opioid guideline in March 2016, there has…
Doctors need a full range of options to combat opioid crisis | Opinion
The Tennessean,
John R. Schneider, M.D., M.A. is medical director and president of Comprehensive Pain
Opioid Use Among Injured Federal Workers Fell Sharply Since 2017
Government Executive,
Imagine living with pain as the result of a work injury. Soon after your injury, your doctor prescribed an opioid to relieve…
The Escalation of the Opioid Epidemic Due to COVID-19 and Resulting Lessons About Treatment Alternatives
AJMC,
Factors worsening the opioid epidemic during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic provide valuable insight for…
Best CBD Oil for Pain: Top 5 Brands
Discover Magazine,
It’s never easy to start on a new substance or medication, without knowing how it may affect your system.
Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition Issues Public Comment on Centers for Medicare
Insurance News Net,
WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Alan G. Rosenbloom, president and CEO of the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition, has issued a public…
NC chronic pain doc suspended following tweets - NC Health News
North Carolina Health News,
An outspoken doctor loses his ability to prescribe opioids after the state medical board launched an investigation into his…
Book Excerpt from Drugs Without the Hot Air
The Scientist Magazine,
The US opioid crisis The current US prescription-opioid crisis is one of the most remarkable examples of medicine going wrong.
Fewer adults receiving opioids, study finds
Modern Healthcare,
Nearly six million fewer adults received an opioid prescription from 2014 to 2016, according to a new analysis that found…
Combating the Opioid Overdose Crisis and Alleviating Chronic Pain
Morning Consult ,
Everyone experiences pain differently, and there are many challenges to assessing, diagnosing and managing it.
Hospitals vs. Opioid Addiction- Who Win?
About Manchester,
Hospitals and healthcare providers are reconstructing the approaches they have taken towards the treatment of addiction and…
Chronic Opioids and Sleep: What Prescribers Need to Know
MedPage Today,
Chronic opioid therapy can alter sleep architecture and increase the risk for sleep-disordered breathing, and this is a…
Opioids backlash leaves some struggling with chronic pain
The Connecticut Mirror ,
Sonya Huber, 48, suffers from rheumatoid arthritis. She says on some days she needs a cane to help her walk because of the pain…
Opinion | What Chronic-Pain Patients Are Deeply Afraid Of
New York Times,
Opinion|What Chronic-Pain Patients Are Deeply Afraid Of Getting off opioids can be a crisis itself — so patients and…
Naloxone Prescribing: 5 Things to Know
Medscape,
Almost 400,000 people died from an opioid overdose in the United States between 1999 and 2017.
Prime Therapeutics and GuideWell Find Pharmacy Point-of-Sale Alerts Reduce Opioid Overprescribing
Insurance News Net,
EAGAN, Minn., Oct. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- New research from Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime) and GuideWell Mutual Holding…
Prime Therapeutics and GuideWell Find Pharmacy Point-of-Sale Alerts Reduce Opioid Overprescribing
Biospace,
EAGAN, Minn., Oct. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- New research from Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime) and GuideWell Mutual Holding…
Prime Therapeutics and GuideWell Find Pharmacy Point-of-Sale Alerts Reduce Opioid Overprescribing
Jotup,
"We have been working on addressing the opioid epidemic in Florida for a number of years," said Scott McClelland, PharmD, vice…
Prime Therapeutics and GuideWell Find Pharmacy Point-of-Sale Alerts Reduce Opioid Overprescribing
Fox 40,
SOURCE Prime Therapeutics LLC Intervention supports CDC-recommended supply for short-term pain management EAGAN, Minn., Oct.
Prime Therapeutics and GuideWell Find Pharmacy Point-of-Sale Alerts Reduce Opioid Overprescribing
WBOC 16,
SOURCE Prime Therapeutics LLC Intervention supports CDC-recommended supply for short-term pain management EAGAN, Minn.
Prime Therapeutics and GuideWell Find Pharmacy Point-of-Sale Alerts Reduce Opioid Overprescribing
Erie News Now,
New research from Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime) and GuideWell Mutual Holding Corporation (GuideWell), the parent to Florida's…
Prime Therapeutics and GuideWell Find Pharmacy Point-of-Sale Alerts Reduce Opioid Overprescribing
Ticker Tech,
EAGAN, Minn., Oct. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- New research from Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime) and GuideWell Mutual Holding…
Prime Therapeutics and GuideWell Find Pharmacy Point-of-Sale Alerts Reduce Opioid Overprescribing
Benzinga,
EAGAN, Minn., Oct. 25, 2019 / / -- New research from Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime) and GuideWell Mutual Holding Corporation (Gui…
Prime Therapeutics and GuideWell Find Pharmacy Point-of-Sale Alerts Reduce Opioid Overprescribing
Fox News 26,
EAGAN, Minn. Prime and the health plan examined whether the pharmacy point-of-sale intervention would be successful at reducing…
Prime Therapeutics and GuideWell Find Pharmacy Point-of-Sale Alerts Reduce Opioid Overprescribing
Morning Star,
EAGAN, Minn., Oct. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- New research from Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime) and GuideWell Mutual Holding…
Prime Therapeutics And GuideWell Find Pharmacy Point-of-Sale Alerts Reduce Opioid Overprescribing
The Street,
Intervention supports CDC-recommended supply for short-term pain management EAGAN, Minn., Oct.
Prime Therapeutics and GuideWell Find Pharmacy Point-of-Sale Alerts Reduce Opioid Overprescribing
PR Newswire,
Intervention supports CDC-recommended supply for short-term pain management EAGAN, Minn., Oct.
Non-opioid medication on the rise as U.S. combats opioid crisis
Weather herald,
5 minutes ago More than 70% of doctors said that although there will likely be a decrease in opioid-related deaths, more…
Non-opioid medication on the rise as U.S. combats opioid crisis
Weather herald,
5 minutes ago More than 70% of doctors said that although there will likely be a decrease in opioid-related deaths, more…
Non-opioid medication on the rise as U.S. combats opioid crisis
Weather herald,
5 minutes ago More than 70% of doctors said that although there will likely be a decrease in opioid-related deaths, more…
Non-opioid medication on the rise as U.S. combats opioid crisis
Weather herald,
5 minutes ago More than 70% of doctors said that although there will likely be a decrease in opioid-related deaths, more…
Non-opioid medication on the rise as U.S. combats opioid crisis
Weather herald,
5 minutes ago More than 70% of doctors said that although there will likely be a decrease in opioid-related deaths, more…
Non-opioid medication on the rise as U.S. combats opioid crisis
Weather herald,
5 minutes ago More than 70% of doctors said that although there will likely be a decrease in opioid-related deaths, more…
Non-opioid medication on the rise as U.S. combats opioid crisis
Modern Healthcare,
Use of opioid-alternative pain medications is surging as the U.S. tries to wean off the addictive painkillers, giving…
Why People Using Opioids for Chronic Pain Shouldn’t Stop ‘Cold Turkey’
Healthline ,
Share on Pinterest Federal officials revisited opioid prescription guidelines earlier this month.
Caution urged in reducing opioids for pain
The Medical News,
After years and decades in which healthcare providers were freely prescribing opioids for all sorts of painful conditions, the…
HHS gives physicians guidance on tapering patients off opioids
Modern Healthcare,
HHS is publishing information to educate clinicians on how to appropriately taper long-term opioid users off their medications…
News story from Stat News on Thursday 10 October 2019
Stat News,
The Surveillance Model of Medicine — Part II
Medium US,
Photo by arvin keynes on Unsplash In Part I of The Surveillance Model of Medicine, I provided an overview of the CDS Connect…
Taking Opioids Is Deadly, but So Is Stopping Them, Researchers Find
AJMC,
Three studies published this year have examined the risks when patients with chronic pain abruptly stop taking opioids.
No ‘Silver Bullet’ in Stopping Opioid Epidemic
MedPage Today,
LAS VEGAS -- In the late 1990s, U.S. providers were successfully sued for undertreating patients with pain, and the first…
Pain Specialists Pile on CDC Opioid Guidelines
MedPage Today,
LAS VEGAS -- The 2016 CDC guidelines on opioid prescribing have had lasting consequences for patients with chronic pain, an…
Preventing Opioid Abuse Shouldn’t Mean Ignoring Patients’ Pain
Harvard Business Review ,
Executive Summary From lawsuits by several states against the manufacturers of opioids to criminal prosecutions against…
CMS gives states, managed-care organizations guidance on tracking Medicaid opioid use
Modern Healthcare,
The CMS on Monday issued new guidance for states and Medicaid managed-care programs to change up their Medicaid drug…
Side Effects Of Using Opioid For Pain Relief
Medical Daily,
The 2018 Annual Surveillance Report of Drug Related Risks and Outcomes collated by National Center for Injury Prevention and…
FDA Advisors on Opioid Dosing Limits: We Dunno
MedPage Today,
If FDA panelists reached one consensus at the end of a two-day meeting this week, it was that there's not enough information to…
With Public Meeting, FDA Signals Interest in New Opioid Limits
Health Leaders Media,
Agency seeks input on possible approaches to discourage high-dose prescribing. This article was first published on Monday, June…
With Public Meeting, FDA Signals Interest in New Opioid Limits
MedPage Today,
FDA advisors will meet Tuesday and Wednesday to address high doses of opioids in outpatient settings, suggesting that the…
Could Medical Marijuana Help Solve the Opioid Crisis?
Everyday Health,
The evidence shows promise, but researchers caution it’s not a miracle cure. Left: Cannabis; Right: Opioid pills Shutterstock (2…
ICYMI: Here are the most-read stories from the past week
Northwest Indiana Times,
Amanda Latronica says her mom died of a "soft suicide." She didn't put a gun to her head and pull the trigger — but the result…
News story from Stat News on Thursday 30 May 2019
Stat News,
Chronic opioid therapy needs to be individualized, but most people aren't getting that
The Hill,
In response to the opinion piece Applause for the CDC opioid guideline authors we would like to correct the record.
Is the DEA Overreaching Its Authority?
Medical Health News,
By Lynn Webster, MD, PNN Columnist The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) does not have the legal authority to determine which…
CDC warns of ‘misapplication’ of its opioid guidelines
Mass Live,
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a media statement advising against what it refers to as “misapplication…
News story from Stat News on Friday 26 April 2019
Stat News,
CDC Admits Its Opioid Prescribing Guidelines Have Hurt Chronic Pain Patients
Yahoo! News,
On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a clarification regarding the federal guidelines for…
Faced with an outcry over limits on opioids, authors of CDC guidelines acknowledge they've been ...
Medical Health News,
T he authors of influential federal guidelines for opioid prescriptions for chronic pain said Wednesday that doctors and others…
CDC warns of ‘misapplication’ of its opioid guidelines on chronic pain
Mass Live,
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a media statement advising against what it refers to as “misapplication…
Doctors were too cautious about opioid pain pill prescribing
USA Today,
USA TODAY Published 5:37 PM EDT Apr 24, 2019 Doctors are misusing 2016 opioid pain medication guidelines, federal officials…
Feds: Doctors cut too much on opioid pain pills
JS Online - Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel,
Doctors are misusing 2016 opioid pain medication guidelines, federal officials said Wednesday, a clear response to increasing…
Feds issue new warning to doctors: Don't skimp too much on opioid pain pills
Yahoo! News,
Doctors aremisusing 2016opioid pain medication guidelines, federal officials said Wednesday, a clear response to increasing…
Feds: Doctors cut back too much on opioid pain pills
The Arizona Republic,
The opioid crisis in the United States continues to take center stage as the National Institute on Drug Abuse says more than…
News story from Stat News on Wednesday 24 April 2019
Stat News,
CDC: Opioid Guidelines Don't Apply to Hospice
Medical Health News,
In response to reports of misapplication of opioid prescribing guidelines, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC…
Pain Patients Get Relief from War on Opioids
Scientific American,
Ever since U.S. health authorities began cracking down on opioid prescriptions about five years ago, one vulnerable group has…
CDC Clarifies Position on Use of Opioids in Patients With Cancer
Medical Health News,
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently sent a letter to representatives of the National Comprehensive…
Zynex Is Worth 30-50% More Than Its Current Price
Seeking Alpha,
Summary ZYXI is gaining market share in huge addressable markets. Recent uplisting should attract institutional investors.
CDC clarifies opioid prescribing guidelines in cancer, sickle cell disease
Pediatric News ,
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have clarified the agency’s guidelines on opioid prescribing after…
Formulas won't fix opioid crisis
Arkansas Online,
Presidential hopeful Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is the latest politician to make the mistake of backing a one-size-fits-all…
News story from Chicago Tribune on Thursday 04 April 2019
Chicago Tribune,
War on opioid abuse is striking the wrong target
The Seattle Times,
Illicit drugs, rather than prescription medications, have accounted for an increasing proportion of deaths from opioids.
War on opioid abuse is striking the wrong target
Bangor Daily News ,
Patients in pain have become collateral damage in the war on opioids. That’s the message of a letter from more than 300 medical…
Kirsten Gillibrand Says Her Limit on Opioid Prescriptions 'Is Not Intended to Interfere With These Decisions'
Reason,
Kirsten Gillibrand Says Her Limit on Opioid Prescriptions 'Is Not Intended to Interfere With These Decisions' If the senator…
CDC Guideline Harms Pain Patients, Panel Says
MedPage Today,
DENVER -- The CDC's 2016 opioid guideline is being implemented in ways that harm chronic pain patients, a panel of physicians…
Fewer opioid prescriptions concern some patients and health professionals
Medical Health News,
- Headlines have been filled with warnings of doctors over-prescribing opioids for years now.
D.C. Week: Revision in CDC Opioid Guidelines Demanded
MedPage Today,
WASHINGTON -- Pain patients tell Congress the CDC's opioid guidelines are hindering access to vital medications, and an FDA…
Pain Patients to Congress: CDC's Opioid Guideline Is Hurting Us
MedPage Today,
WASHINGTON -- Patients with chronic pain are suffering from ham-handed efforts to curb opioid overdoses, a series of witnesses…
In California, opioids most often prescribed in low-income, mostly white areas
Pediatric News ,
There is a higher prevalence of opioid prescribing and opioid-related overdose deaths concentrated in regions with mostly low-inc…
How Can Our Health Care System Help Stop the Opioid Crisis?
Care2,
The opioid crisis has spiraled out of control. Last year alone, nearly 50,000 Americans died from an overdose of either…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
Lakeshore Public Media,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
KUNC,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
Omaha Public Radio,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
KTEP El Paso,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
WRKF,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
Central Coast Public Radio,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…
California Doctors Alarmed As State Links Their Opioid Prescriptions to Deaths
Interlochen Public Radio,
About a year ago, Dr. Ako Jacintho of San Francisco returned home from traveling to find a letter from the state medical board…