Opioid Prescribing

Although much of the increase in opioid use in the US has been attributed to changes in prescribing guidelines, drug diversion within households could also play a role.

The President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and Opioid Crisis has issued 56 recommendations for addressing the opioid crisis.

In 2015, 33,091 deaths involved the use of opioids. Last night, the president made an official declaration on the opioid crisis in the United States.

Currently, little is known about the outcomes associated with prescription opioid use among patients with end-stage renal disease.

In a recent study, researchers sought to determine potential reasons why physicians do not prescribe a certain pharmacotherapy to capacity for opioid addiction, or do not prescribe it at all. Findings were...

Following an FDA-issued withdrawal request, an abuse-deterrent opioid will be removed from the market.

The first immediate-release opioid to receive abuse-deterrent labeling was recently approved by the FDA.

A study examined the impact of trends in benzodiazepine and opioid use on hospital admissions and emergency room visits for opioid overdose.

The FDA is requiring boxed warnings for opioid analgesics and prescription opioid cough products related to combined use of certain opioids with benzodiazepines.