opioids
Pregabalin-Naproxen Combination Touts Nonaddictive Properties
The most recent CDC guideline on managing acute pain encourages clinicians to minimize the use of opioids.
JULY 9, 2025
Pediatric Pain Management Guidance Cautions Against Opioids as Monotherapy
A study found that pediatricians should avoid using opioids in children as monotherapy and look to a multimodal ...
JUNE 2, 2025
Tapering Analgesics in Chronic Pain Linked to Positive Outcomes
Pain medication tapering in patients with chronic noncancer pain has mainly targeted reduction in harm from drug ...
MAY 31, 2025
Steep Drop in Mortality Has Congressional Caucus Looking to ‘Land the Plane’ on Opioid Deaths
The bipartisan congressional Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery Caucus has been in existence for 20 years and is ...
MAY 29, 2025
HHS Secretary Renews Opioid Crisis Public Health Emergency Declaration
The HHS announced that Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has acted on his authority under the Public Health Service ...
MARCH 21, 2025
Walgreens Introduces Lower-Cost OTC Naloxone
Walgreens recently introduced a store-brand version of naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal medication. The ...
JANUARY 2, 2025
NOPAIN Act to Embrace Seniors in Medicare Part D Reimbursement for Nonopioid Alternatives
The NOPAIN Act is a big legislative win for the pain medicine profession in Washington, but it already ...
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Pharmacist Inclusion in OUD Treatment Teams Benefits Patients
Incorporating pharmacists into OUD treatment improves patient outcomes and boosts efficiency in the healthcare ...
AUGUST 29, 2024
Opioid Therapy Improves QOL More in Black Chronic Pain Patients
Black patients with chronic pain showed a higher likelihood of improvement in quality of life with long-term opioid ...
JUNE 27, 2024
Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia Linked to More Opioid Prescriptions
Data published in BMC Psychiatry indicate people with bipolar disorder were dispensed opioid medications more often ...
JUNE 20, 2024
New EPIC Tool Facilitates ED Care for OUD
A new clinical decision support tool available in Epic helps ED clinicians identify potential patients with OUD, ...
MARCH 12, 2024
Decreased Opioid Prescribing Not a Silver Bullet for Reducing Overdose Deaths
Opioid prescribing has fallen by nearly 50% over the past 10 years, but opioid-related overdose deaths continue to ...
MARCH 5, 2024
