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The journal of Anesthesiology featured a special article in which a new concept is presented: a prescription opioid ecosystem. The need for this ecosystem stems from the “opioid paradox” that, even though the past 10 years has seen a drop in opioid prescribing of about 38%, deaths from opioids have...
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What are the best approaches for tamper resistance? How do they work? And how can practitioners best learn about and understand the newest methods of resistance? Dr. Beatrice Setnik, an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, shares her knowledge.
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Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Veterinary Medicine have noted a 41% increase in opioid prescriptions for small animals over the past decade, a pattern that they highlight as yet another potential contributor to human illicit opioid use...
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Jeremy A. Adler, MS, PA-C, of Pacific Pain Medicine Consultants, emphasizes the importance of the patient/practitioner conversation about the importance of drug safety. Communication and safety are key.
The argument that we need to educate providers more is an argument that could always be made...
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Jeremy A. Adler, MS, PA-C, of Pacific Pain Medicine Consultants, emphasizes the importance of the patient/practitioner conversation about the importance of drug safety. Communication and safety are key.
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In this segment, a former law enforcement professional and credentialed pharmacist considers the world of illicit pharmaceutical trafficking from the juncture of prescribers, investigators, and the legal system. What is happening, and how can the professions coordinate in response?
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Many prescribers are faced with ethical and legal dilemmas stemming from patients who they suspect might be diverting their prescription drugs. And it’s going to be difficult for prescribers to detect this deception because even police officers have difficulty doing so. And if a physician or...
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When faced with a problem patient, it’s important to remember the physician-patient relationship, and to keep that front and center. Prescribers should avoid labeling and not avoid the issue. State-licensing boards are going to encourage the provider to talk to the patient about a potential problem...
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A panel of legal and compliance experts discuss some of the issues confronting prescribers of controlled substances in the management of patients who may be abusing and/or diverting their medications. How should clinicians negotiate the terrain between confronting suspicious patient behavior and...
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Observations by a pain management educator and lawyer on some key issues for pain medication prescribers.