Search results for "Opioids"
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
CDC issues recommendations for prescribing opioids for chronic pain
Among 12 recommendations was the consideration that clinicians should consider opioids only if expected benefits for both pain and function outweigh risks to the patient.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/22/1.htm
22 Mar 2016
New opioid warnings, powdered glove ban
The FDA announced plans to add new warnings to opioids and to ban powdered medical gloves last week.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/29/6.htm
29 Mar 2016
Recall of glucose test strips; approval for hepatitis C drug
This update covers a class I recall of blood glucose test strips which might cause clinicians to overlook hypoglycemia.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/04/fda.htm
1 Apr 2016
Model finds universal HIV PrEP not cost-effective for injection drug users
Money instead spent on issues related to injection drug use, such as naloxone therapy and detoxification programs, would not only prevent HIV infections but also save lives, an editorial noted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/04/26/1.htm
26 Apr 2016
Tai chi as effective as physical therapy while opioids often not cost-effective for knee pain
A randomized trial found similar improvements in knee osteoarthritis outcomes with tai chi and physical therapy at 24 and 52 weeks. In another study, opioids did not appear to be cost-effective in knee osteoarthritis patients without comorbidities.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/05/17/2.htm
17 May 2016
MKSAP Quiz: severe, persistent, burning pain in an assisted-living patient
An 86-year-old woman is evaluated in her assisted-living facility for pain. Four weeks ago, she developed herpetic lesions on her right posterior thorax in a T7 distribution. She was treated with acyclovir, and the lesions healed; however, she has persistent severe burning pain. The pain is so severe that she is unable to leave her bed to attend meals. Following a physical exam, which medication is the most appropriate pharmacologic therapy for this patient's pain?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/05/17/3.htm
17 May 2016
Warning on an antipsychotic; generic rosuvastatin approval
This update covers new warnings on the entire class of opioids and approval of the first leadless pacemaker approved to treat heart rhythm disorders.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/06/fda.htm
1 Jun 2016
10 tips for inpatient geriatric care
Optimizing inpatient geriatric care is a common priority for physicians, according to a speaker at the Society of Hospital Medicine's 2016 meeting, held in San Diego in March.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/06/geriatrics.htm
1 Jun 2016
Carve out cancer patients from opioid restriction programs, ASCO says
The society does not support prescription limits that would artificially impede access to medically necessary treatment for patients with cancer, but does support existing exemptions to prescribing limits for cancer patients.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/07/2.htm
7 Jun 2016