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Co-prescription acceptable for opioid addiction meds and benzodiazepines

Details on the latest warnings, recalls, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/fda-update-opioid-addiction-meds-benzodiazepines.htm
15 Nov 2017

Evidence lacking on efficacy of prescription drug monitoring programs

Recent articles on substance use highlighted the limitations of prescription drug monitoring programs, rise of synthetic opioids in overdose deaths, and risk of vitamin K-dependent antagonist coagulopathy from synthetic cannabinoids.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/09/4.htm
9 May 2018

In the News

Staff awareness of stroke protocols, adverse events from supplements, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/01/in-the-news.htm
15 Jan 2016

Hospital addiction medicine consults less likely among Black patients, study finds

In a retrospective study at an urban U.S. safety-net hospital, patients with substance use disorder were less likely to have an order placed for addiction medicine consultation if they were Black than if they were White, and Black patients who did receive an order were less likely to be seen.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/16/hospital-addiction-medicine-consults-less-likely-among-black-patients-study-finds.htm
16 Aug 2023

Medical center reports recent sharp rise in group A strep bacteremia related to injection drug use

The University of Vermont Medical Center saw three cases of invasive group A Streptococcus in 2020, four in 2021, 19 in 2022, and 45 during the first 10 months of 2023, and many of these infections could be tied to exposure to xylazine in people who inject drugs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/05/01/medical-center-reports-recent-sharp-rise-in-group-a-strep-bacteremia-related-to-injection-drug-use.htm
1 May 2024

Government agencies issue guidance on preparing for nerve agent exposures

The document, “Nerve Agent Information for Emergency Medical Services and Hospitals,” reviews protocols for recognizing, treating, and protecting oneself from nerve agent exposures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/29/4.htm
29 Aug 2018

The prescription for pain management

Physicians can wield considerable influence to ease the suffering of patients in pain, starting with identifying the optimal drug and administering it before pain escalates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/04/coverstory.htm
15 Apr 2013