...Opioid pain medications are commonly used in workers’ comp, and even when used responsibly, opioids come with various risks, including potential overdose. Certain high-dose opioids are sometimes co-prescribed with naloxone...
...out there suffering from the impacts of opioids, at the individual, family, and community levels. For every one person who dies from opioid overdose, 50 more individuals have an opioid...
...placebo-controlled, repeat dose study in chronic cervical spinal cord injury. Up to 24 patients will randomly receive AXER-204 or placebo, with dose level and dose frequency dependent on outcomes from...
...also affect the course of a claim and cost. When it comes to claim complexity, the number one concern for workers’ comp stakeholders is mental health conditions. What’s more, costs...
...Research also shows that cybersecurity demand is twice as great as supply. The problem is compounded for workers’ comp organizations, which are highly valuable cyber targets due to the large...
...importance as opioids continue to have a place in the management of workers’ comp claims. On September 19th, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) hosted a webinar reviewing opioid...
...and evolving AI regulations at the state and federal level remains an ongoing process. Connecticut Senate Bill 10 would ban health carriers from using AI or any algorithm for clinical...
...women is cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST), which was seen in combination with low levels of blood platelets (thrombocytopenia). All six cases occurred in women between the ages of 18...
On September 19th, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) hosted a webinar reviewing opioid prescribing patterns and the likelihood of continued opioid use among injured workers. Data presented came...
In late August, the FDA officially approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which will officially be marketed as Comirnaty. This is the first FDA-approved vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 and...
Leiters Health is voluntarily recalling 33 lots of IV vancomycin, phenylephrine, and fentanyl products at the user level due to superpotency because the bags may contain twice the labeled amount...
Back in September, Sandoz Inc. voluntarily recalled all quantities and lots within expiry of ranitidine hydrochloride capsules because of confirmed contamination with N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a probable human carcinogen, above levels established by...
Teva Pharmaceuticals has voluntarily recalled specific lots of various strengths of fentanyl buccal tablets CII at the consumer level due to a labeling error. This recall has been initiated because...
...384 to 542, approximately 40%. Historically, research institutions have faced much difficulty completing the intensive, time-consuming application process to study marijuana that required cooperation with the DEA, the National Institute on Drug...
