Pain
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FDA approves combo pill for severe, acute pain
Seglentis contains 56 mg of celecoxib and 44 mg of tramadol.
From the Journals
Tramadol linked to higher risk of mortality, compared with codeine
Tramadol is widely used for noncancer pain but, as compared with codeine, it was associated with a higher risk for adverse outcomes, including...
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FDA OKs new high-dose naloxone product for opioid overdose
“The higher intramuscular doses of naloxone in ZIMHI should result in more rapid and higher levels of naloxone in the systemic circulation.”
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‘Alarming’ increase in fake pills laced with fentanyl, methamphetamine, DEA warns
More than 9.5 million fake pills have been seized so far this year – more than the last 2 years combined.
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Growing proportion of cardiac arrests in U.S. considered opioid related
Due to a steep rise, opioid-associated cardiac arrests have become a major public health issue.
From the Journals
‘Deeper dive’ into opioid overdose deaths during COVID pandemic
Results also showed that, compared to 2019, significantly more men died from overdoses in 2020 in Colorado and Indiana.
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EDs saw more benzodiazepine overdoses, but fewer patients overall, in 2020
Fentanyl became increasingly involved in benzodiazepine overdose deaths through the first half of the year.
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PA gets prison time for knowingly prescribing unneeded addictive drugs
The PA also admitted that in several instances he engaged in sexual, physical contact with female patients who were attempting to get...
From the Journals
Pandemic derails small success in lowering diabetes-related amputations
Minor diabetes-related lower extremity amputations increased at the expense of major amputations in some groups to 2017, but COVID-19 has likely...
From the Journals
Opioid prescribing laws having an impact
The number of days an opioid was prescribed for each Medicare beneficiary decreased by 11.6 days in 2018 in states that imposed duration limits....
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‘Long haul’ COVID recovery worse than cancer rehab for some: CDC
People experiencing 'Long-COVID-19' symptoms were more likely to report pain.