How Restrictions on Methadone Can Result in Patient Harm
Restrictions on prescribing methadone, buprenorphine, and naloxone pose a significant barrier to effective treatment of patients with opioid use disorder.
Restrictions on prescribing methadone, buprenorphine, and naloxone pose a significant barrier to effective treatment of patients with opioid use disorder.
There are a number of challenges associated with the use of cannabidiol and hemp oils in pain management.
The majority of existing clinical guidelines and consensus statements on pain management at the end of life in the intensive care unit agree on a set of recommendations that include the use of high doses of opioid.
Appointment time and running behind schedule significantly affect likelihood of opioid prescription.
The prescribing of opioids to children may not be necessary after a number of common surgeries.
Discontinuing chronic opioid therapy for pain may not reduce mortality risk, and may be associated with an increased risk for overdose death.
The use of a transversus abdominis plane block with intrathecal morphine associated with reduced opioid use after cesarean section.
A set of factors was found to be associated with greater opioid consumption after major surgery.
However, evidence is limited on efficacy, safety of medications for opioid use disorder in teens.
A health system-wide opioid stewardship program may have a positive influence on opioid prescribing habits after orthopedic surgery.