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321. Opioid prescribing after surgical extraction of teeth in Medicaid patients, 2000–2010. | PSNet
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     March 02, 2011 - Given increasing rates of overdose related to opioids, providers' prescribing behavior has come under … April 11, 2018 Opioids and Dentistry.

322. FDA identifies harm reported from sudden discontinuation of opioid pain medicines and requires label changes to guide prescribers on gradual, individualized tapering. | PSNet
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     March 12, 2010 - raises awareness of potential harms associated with rapidly decreasing the dose of or discontinuing opioids … It also announces a requirement regarding changes to prescribing information for opioids to provide expanded

323. The opioid epidemic: what can surgeons do about it? | PSNet
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     March 27, 2019 - Surgeons often prescribe opioids for patients after procedures, so they are in a key position to assess … preoperative, postoperative, and outpatient care stages to address the potential for unsafe use of opioids

324. Interventions for the reduction of prescribed opioid use in chronic non-cancer pain. | PSNet
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     April 04, 2011 - Overuse of opioids to treat chronic pain places patients at risk for adverse outcomes , including increased … Safety Problem May 22, 2017 Association between concurrent use of prescription opioids

325. Opioid-Related Inpatient Stays and Emergency Department Visits Among Patients Aged 65 Years and Older, 2010 and 2015. | PSNet
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     March 14, 2018 - Polypharmacy, chronic conditions, and mental health needs can contribute to misuse of opioids . … September 29, 2017 Opioids in Medicare Part D: Concerns About Extreme Use and Questionable

326. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 23, 2019 - Patients on opioid replacement therapy were substantially less likely to die from opioids or any other … The editorial also notes the alarming number of patients who received prescriptions for short-acting opioids

327. High-risk medication errors: insight from the UK National Reporting and Learning System. | PSNet
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     January 12, 2022 - reports from the UK's National Reporting and Learning System involving three high-risk medications— opioids … outpatient measures for reduction of adverse drug events from anticoagulants, diabetes agents, and opioid … analgesics.

328. Strategies for flipping the script on opioid overprescribing. | PSNet
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     May 29, 2019 - This commentary advocates for physicians who recognize that their patients are misusing opioids to carefully

329. The cost of opioid–related adverse drug events. | PSNet
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     August 30, 2017 - Opioids are particularly dangerous medications that may lead to various adverse drug events including … This review defined the substantial economic impact of adverse events resulting from opioids, finding

330. Fatal Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression | PSNet
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     May 26, 2021 - Continuous capnography and/or pulse oximetry should be used in all patients receiving PCA opioids for … Opioids, ventilation and acute pain management. Anaesth Intensive Care. 2011;39(4):545-558. … Dangers of postoperative opioids: is there a cure? Bull Am Coll Surg. 2010;95(2):21-22. … Association of Opioids and Sedatives with Increased Risk of In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Arrest from an … Safe use of opioids in hospitals. Sentinel Event Alert. 2012;49(8):1-5.

331. Multifactorial Medication Mishap | PSNet
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     September 01, 2016 - The patient experienced nausea with pills but told the bedside nurse he had taken liquid opioids in the … The nurse informed the physician that the patient was having significant pain, and liquid opioids had … The patient was given naloxone (an agent that reverses the effect of opioids), and he responded well. … Staff Competency and Education Knowledge gaps in the safe use of opioids may have also contributed … , equianalgesic dosing among opioids, and required monitoring.( 7 ) Patient Education Although it

332. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     February 01, 2014 - Although he remained in moderate pain, clinicians planned to transition him from intravenous to oral opioids … The patient experienced nausea with pills but told the bedside nurse he had taken liquid opioids in the … The nurse informed the physician that the patient was having significant pain and liquid opioids had … The patient was given naloxone (an agent that reverses the effect of opioids) and responded well. … Education It is not clear if physician, pharmacist, and nurse had adequate training on optimal, safe use of opioids

333. Pain management best practices from multispecialty organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic and public health crises. | PSNet
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     November 16, 2022 - March 31, 2010 Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid … May 18, 2022 Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics

334. AHRQ announces interest in research on diagnostic errors in ambulatory care settings. | PSNet
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     November 10, 2021 - November 10, 2021 AHRQ Announces Interest in Health Services Research to Address the Opioids … May 20, 2019 AHRQ Announces Interest in Health Services Research to Address the Opioids

335. Themed Issue on the Opioid Epidemic. | PSNet
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     January 14, 2019 - April 25, 2018 Opioids and Dentistry.

336. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 30, 2019 - HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid … Analgesics. … 2019 HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid … Analgesics.

337. Fostering ethical conduct through psychological safety. | PSNet
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     March 30, 2022 - March 30, 2022 Opioids and falls risk in older adults: a narrative review. … November 16, 2022 Provider bias in prescribing opioid analgesics: a study of electronic

338. Prevention of fatal opioid overdose. | PSNet
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     October 03, 2018 - May 12, 2021 Physician prescribing of opioids to patients at increased risk of overdose

339. Opioid-Related Inpatient Stays and Emergency Department Visits by State, 2009–2014. | PSNet
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     May 11, 2016 - Opioids are known to be high-risk medications, and their misuse is an increasingly recognized patient … Both hospital stays and emergency department visits related to opioids have been increasing every year

340. Automatable algorithms to identify nonmedical opioid use using electronic data: a systematic review. | PSNet
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     July 27, 2016 - prescribing requires that providers and systems are able to identify patients who misuse or divert opioids … August 2, 2017 Association between concurrent use of prescription opioids and benzodiazepines