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Tag: Opioids

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Blog

There Is No “Set it and Forget It” Amid Prescription Drug Trends

As opioid prescribing continues to decline, more nuanced and population-specific drug trends emerge as cost drivers.

Medmonitor

FDA Recalls Morphine Sulfate ER Due to Potentially Deadly Label Mix-Up

A mix-up between 30 mg and 60 mg tablets could cause severe adverse events.

Industry Trends

Interstate Variation and Trends in Workers’ Comp Drug Payments

WCRI explores how drug payments varied across 28 states for key drug therapy groups.

Opioid Developments

FDA Considers Requiring Mail-Back Envelopes for Opioid Prescriptions

The public comment period is underway for this action, which could help with safer drug disposal.

Opioid Developments

CDC to Update Opioid Guideline

Proposed changes are open to public comment until April 11th.

Medmonitor

FDA Issues Warning for Dental Problems with Dissolvable Buprenorphine Products

Buprenorphine is an opioid used to treat pain, as well as opioid-use disorder.

Clinical Insights

Can Virtual Reality Help with Pain Management?

A new study found that VR sessions averaged a 40% reduction in pain and decreased opioid use.

Medmonitor

FDA Approves Zimhi and Seglentis

A new naloxone drug and a new opioid-NSAID combination.

Blog

4 Workers’ Comp Trends to Watch in 2021

Healthesystems is watching four major trends in workers' comp.

Opioid Developments

State and City Lawsuits Continue to Mount Against Opioid Manufacturers

Forty-one states and over 200 cities and counties claim drug makers deceived patients and doctors regarding opioid safety and addiction risks.

This Month's Must Read

Medication Multiplication

A visual depiction of how opioid side effects can cascade across the body.

Clinical Insights

No End in Sight for the Opioid Epidemic?

Despite decreases in prescribing rates, the opioid epidemic claims more lives than ever before, partially due to synthetic formulations.

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