Here’s What Happens If The $50 Billion Opioid Settlement Falls Through
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EMR alerts aid compliance with state law limiting opioid prescribing
Penn Medicine outpatient practices in New Jersey successfully implemented electronic medical record best practice alerts to ensure clinicians complied with a state law limiting opioid prescriptions. Thanks to a “nudge” introduced into the EMR, clinicians at New Jersey ambulatory practices were notified if that limit had been reached. Researchers found that the total amount of… Read More »
A new study considers methadone to be the most appropriate non-addictive opioid drug to treat chronic pain
Recerca Administrating methadone instead of morphine is he most indicated pharmacological treatment in the fight against chronic pain, according to a new article published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation –which counts on the participation of the experts Vicent Casadó, Estefania Moreno and Verònica Casado-Anguera, from the Molecular Neurobiology Research Group of the Faculty of Biology, the Institute… Read More »
3,271 Pill Bottles, a Town of 2,831: Court Filings Say Corporations Fed Opioid Epidemic
The Walgreens employee was bewildered by the quantity of opioids the company was shipping to just one store. Its pharmacy in Port Richey, Fla. (population 2,831) was ordering 3,271 bottles of oxycodone a month. “I don’t know how they can even house this many bottles to be honest,” Barbara Martin, whose job was to review… Read More »
Gateway Health, Allegheny Health Network launch opioid program
Allegheny Health Network and Gateway Health have launched a new holistic treatment plan to fight opioid addiction related to chronic pain management. The Enhanced Pain Management Program will build on each organization’s success in treating opioid addiction and will unite alternative non-opioid therapies with support services to help patients successfully manage their physical pain. In… Read More »