Pain
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New buprenorphine formulation approved for medication-assisted treatment
Patients who are currently taking other buprenorphine formulations can be transitioned.
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Fremanezumab may reduce chronic migraine frequency
Participants saw reductions of between 4 and 5 migraine and headache days per month with the drug over 12 weeks.
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CMS to enlist Medicare Part D plans to combat opioid abuse
Officials would like to extend the use the criteria for overutilizers to identify at-risk beneficiaries, then allow insurers to limit their access...
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Use of opioids, SSRIs linked to increased fracture risk in RA
Osteoporotic fracture risk increase started even after 1-30 days of opioid use, results from an analysis of national data show.
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New persistent opioid use common after cancer surgery
One year after surgery, patients who developed new persistent opioid use were still filling prescriptions at high daily opioid doses, equivalent...
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White House opioid panel calls for more addiction specialists
Experts recommend some payment changes regarding pain management as well.
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VIDEO: How to manage surgical pain in opioid addiction treatment
NEW ORLEANS – It is possible to give opioid addiction patients opioids for post-op surgical pain without increasing the risk of relapse.
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Home-based cognitive-behavioral therapy aids IBS
ORLANDO – Ten weeks of cognitive-behavioral therapy decreased symptoms more than did a control education program.
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Fentanyl in the cath lab questioned
BARCELONA – Does the powerful opiate interfere with platelet inhibition?
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Prescription drug monitoring programs improve, but challenges remain
Physicians experience highs and lows with state prescription drug monitoring programs as they work to manage the systems and make optimal...
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What can happen if you fail to check the PDMP?
Penalties for violating state PDMP vary by state. Meanwhile, new case law is shaping who can access PDMPs and when physicians may come under...