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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45796/psn-pdf
June 29, 2017 - provided prescriptions with longer duration (more than 10 days), or given 3 or more
prescriptions for opioids … The authors
recommend prescribing fewer than 7 days of opioids for acute pain and adhering to the Centers … opioid-prescribing-patterns-emergency-physicians-and-risk-long-term-use
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-prescribing-united-states-and-after-centers-disease-control-and-preventions-2016
November 17, 2021 - was the release of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for prescribing opioids … initially using nonopioid medications and nonpharmacologic approaches to chronic pain before using opioids … June 25, 2018
Trends in medical and nonmedical use of prescription opioids among US adolescents
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/veterans-health-administration-stratification-tool-opioid-risk-mitigation-storm-shows
October 30, 2024 - Shows Promise for Targeting Prevention Interventions to Reduce Mortality in Patients Who Are Prescribed Opioids … were designed to help mitigate risk factors for overdose and suicide among veterans who are prescribed opioids … with opioid use disorder (OUD) and are served by the VHA. 1 Veterans, particularly those prescribed opioids … In 2013, the VHA launched the Opioid Safety Initiative to promote the safe and effective use of opioid … analgesics.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49810/psn-pdf
November 01, 2017 - Describe key principles regarding the use of opioids in palliative care. … Generally,
opioids are rather safe drugs. … However, one could imagine a scenario in which giving
opioids to an obtunded patient did rise to the … The conversion ratio from intravenous hydromorphone to oral
opioids in cancer patients. … The use of opioids and sedatives at the end of life. Lancet Oncol. 2003;4:312-318.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47312/psn-pdf
October 13, 2018 - was the release of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) guidelines for prescribing opioids … initially using nonopioid
medications and nonpharmacologic approaches to chronic pain before using opioids … opioid-prescribing-decreases-after-learning-patients-fatal-overdose
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45458/psn-pdf
November 30, 2016 - outpatient measures for
reduction of adverse drug events from anticoagulants,
diabetes agents, and opioid … analgesics. … highlighted how to reduce adverse drug events
associated with anticoagulants, diabetes agents, and opioids
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47049/psn-pdf
July 10, 2019 - injectable-opioid-shortages-suggestions-management-and-conservation
Efforts to limit the availability of opioids … This fact sheet
provides strategies for organizations who seek to improve management of injectable opioids
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48113/psn-pdf
July 10, 2019 - surgeons-opioid-prescribing-habits-are-hard-kick
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/opioid-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-medicare-part-d-concerns-about-extreme-use-and-questionable-prescribing … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wide-variation-and-overprescription-opioids-after-elective-surgery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48166/psn-pdf
August 28, 2019 - doctors-can-change-opioid-prescribing-habits-progress-comes-small-doses
Efforts to reduce misuse of prescription opioids … interventions-postsurgical-opioid-prescribing-systematic-review
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/burden-opioid-related-adverse-drug-events-hospitalized-previously-opioid-free-surgical
March 24, 2021 - Harm from opioids is a widely recognized patient safety issue, and potential harm associated with … February 8, 2023
Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60742/psn-pdf
July 29, 2020 - doctors-and-dentists-still-flooding-us-opioid-prescriptions
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-guideline-prescribing-opioids-chronic-pain-united-states … -2016
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overprescribing-opioids-adults-dentists-us-2011-2015
https://psnet.ahrq.gov
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73256/psn-pdf
May 12, 2021 - addiction-treatment-providers-pa-face-little-state-scrutiny-despite-harm-clients
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioids-medicare-needs-expand-oversight-efforts-reduce-risk-harm … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-identify-patient-risks-prescription-opioid-addiction-when-initiating-opioids-pain
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72563/psn-pdf
December 07, 2020 - How can we
change the practice of those dentists with higher rates of prescribing either opioids or … For opioids, as I mentioned, some states have a mandate that dentists and other clinicians consult the … PDMP before prescribing opioids. … They prescribe one out of every 10 antibiotics and one out of every eight short-acting
opioids. … Now, similar to other clinicians, prescribing of opioids by dentists has decreased, but it was a little
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-prescribing-practices-2010-through-2015-among-dentists-united-states-what-do-claims
December 20, 2017 - The authors urge limiting use of opioids for nonsurgical dental visits. … October 21, 2020
Potentially inappropriate medication combination with opioids among … February 22, 2019
Opioids and Dentistry.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-electronic-health-record-default-settings-reduce-opioid-overprescribing-pilot
April 24, 2018 - Patients prescribed high doses of opioids for acute pain are at increased risk of developing long-term … Researchers implemented a 15-pill default dose for Schedule II opioids in two emergency rooms. … An electronic intervention to improve safety for pain patients co-prescribed chronic opioids
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-and-opioid-involved-overdose-deaths-united-states-2013-2017
June 28, 2017 - The rate of overdose deaths continues to rise, with the largest increase due to synthetic opioids such … March 21, 2018
CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain - United … February 6, 2019
CDC guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain—United States
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-trends-hospitalizations-opioid-poisonings-among-children-and-adolescents-1997-2012
January 16, 2019 - Children are particularly vulnerable to risks associated with opioids, and the authors suggest that pediatric-specific … the Same Author(s)
US national trends in pediatric deaths from prescription and illicit opioids … 30, 2017
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May 29, 2019 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-opioid-prescription-after-surgery
The overprescribing of opioids … inappropriate-opioid-prescription-after-surgery
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wide-variation-and-overprescription-opioids-after-elective-surgery