Search results for "Opioids"
New warnings for gabapentinoids; other drugs approved
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/02/new-warnings-for-gabapentinoids-other-drugs-approved.htm
1 Feb 2020
Planned safe injection site aims to curb overdose deaths
Founders of a new nonprofit in Philadelphia are attempting to open the nation's first legal overdose prevention site.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/01/planned-safe-injection-site-aims-to-curb-overdose-deaths.htm
1 Jan 2020
Calls to poison control centers for gabapentin, baclofen increased in recent years
The increase in exposures to and misuse of these medications in the U.S. may represent an unintended consequence of recent reductions in opioid prescribing for pain management, study authors said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/12/10/5.htm
10 Dec 2019
Proposed warnings on cigarettes would be first in 35 years
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/10/proposed-warnings-on-cigarettes-would-be-first-in-35-years.htm
1 Oct 2019
Prevent, recognize impairment
Professional duties require physicians to recognize and address physician illness and impairment, but it is often difficult to recognize a colleague's condition and find an appropriate way of reporting and resolving it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/09/prevent-recognize-impairment.htm
1 Sep 2019
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/09/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Sep 2019
Warning for tofacitinib; generic pregabalin approved
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/09/warning-for-tofacitinib-generic-pregabalin-approved.htm
1 Sep 2019
USPSTF recommends primary care screening for illicit drug use in all adults
Public input on the draft recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) will be accepted until Sept. 9.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/20/2.htm
20 Aug 2019
Naloxone is underprescribed to high-risk patients, CDC says
Naloxone prescriptions more than doubled between 2017 and 2018 but still only one in 69 patients receiving high-dose opioids gets a naloxone prescription.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/13/2.htm
13 Aug 2019
ACP supports proposed changes in Medicare payments to physicians
The new provisions were included in the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2020 that was released by CMS on July 29.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/06/2.htm
6 Aug 2019