Search results for "Opioids"
New warnings for gabapentinoids; generic apixaban approved
Details on the latest alerts, recalls, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/fda-update-new-warnings-for-gabapentinoids-generic-apixaban-approved.htm
15 Feb 2020
A harm-reduction approach to hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder
Initiating inpatient treatment is a prime opportunity to elicit insight from patients about their drug use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/a-harm-reduction-approach-to-hospitalized-patients-with-opioid-use-disorder.htm
15 Jan 2020
January issue online and in the mail
This issue's main story analyzes recent guideline changes on treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. ACP Hospitalist will host a related Twitter chat on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. Eastern.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/01/15/5.htm
15 Jan 2020
Safe injection site aims to curb overdose deaths
Advocates for a plan in Philadelphia make their case.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/safe-injection-site-aims-to-curb-overdose-deaths.htm
15 Jan 2020
Updated joint guideline means changes for CAP
This issue delves into new recommendations on community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and offers conference coverage from the American Public Health Association, Midwest Hospital Medicine, and CHEST.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Jan 2020
The risky rise of gabapentinoids
There are reasons to worry about these opioid alternatives.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/the-risky-rise-of-gabapentinoids.htm
15 Dec 2019
Safety-net hospitals, C. diff colonization
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/in-the-news.htm
15 Dec 2019
Diabetes, gabapentinoids, and high-value care
This issue covers some clinical dilemmas and offers insights into the value of care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Dec 2019
Calls to poison control centers for gabapentin, baclofen increased in recent years
The increase in exposures to and misuse of these medications in the U.S. may represent an unintended consequence of recent reductions in opioid prescribing for pain management, study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/12/11/3.htm
11 Dec 2019
Opioid initiation, continuity, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/in-the-news.htm
15 Nov 2019