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
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
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
Opioid manufacturers told to develop physician, patient education
As part of a new federal effort to reduce prescription drug abuse in the U.S., the FDA will begin requiring a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for all extended-release and long-acting opioid medications.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/04/26/6.htm
26 Apr 2011
Latest data on COVID-19's potential treatments, effects on drug abuse and mortality
A living systematic review still only finds strong support for steroids, an antibody cocktail reduced viral load in outpatients, overdoses rose during lockdowns, and studies looked at loss of life from the pandemic.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/22/2.htm
22 Dec 2020
For arthritis, opioids present increased relative risk compared to NSAIDs
Cystatin C beats creatinine at predicting complications of kidney disease
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/21/4.htm
21 Dec 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