Search results for "Opioids"
Low-dose opioids may safely reduce breathlessness in severe COPD
Lower doses of opioids do not appear to increase hospital admissions or death in patients with very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and may safely reduce breathlessness, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/02/12/5.htm
12 Feb 2014
Few high-quality guidelines exist for prescribing opioids
Few high-quality guidelines exist for prescribing opioids to treat chronic pain, a review found, noting that there was at least consensus among guidelines on ways to mitigate opioid-related risks.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/11/13/2.htm
13 Nov 2013
Opioids and diabetes drugs get revised warnings
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/06/fda.htm
15 Jun 2016
Many patients do not use or discard prescription opioids after surgery, review finds
Increased efforts are needed to develop and disseminate best practices to reduce the oversupply of opioids after surgery, especially given how commonly opioid analgesics are diverted for nonmedical use, the authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/09/4.htm
9 Aug 2017
CDC issues recommendations for prescribing opioids for chronic pain
CDC opioid recommendations, resuscitation timing, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/06/in-the-news.htm
15 Jun 2016
COPD meds, endocarditis, and more
Recent research from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/recent-research.htm
15 Apr 2021
Surging methamphetamine-related hospitalizations
Methamphetamine's effects on the heart are hitting hospitals, and physicians' help is needed to tackle the rise of this addictive drug.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/surging-methamphetamine-related-hospitalizations.htm
15 Nov 2021
August 3, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/03/
Enteral tubes, insulin recalled
The FDA also recently approved a first-in-class type 2 diabetes drug and generic versions of sodium phosphate injections, lactated Ringer's with 5% dextrose injections, dapagliflozin, and digoxin tablets.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/25/enteral-tubes-insulin-recalled.htm
25 May 2022
ICU admissions, mortality rates for opioid overdoses on the rise
The average cost per ICU overdose admission increased by 58% between 2009 and 2015 while the proportion of critically ill overdose patients who needed renal replacement therapy increased by 37%.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/23/4.htm
23 Aug 2017