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  1. Are physicians safely prescribing opioids for chronic noncancer pain? A systematic review of current evidence. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/are-physicians-safely-prescribing-opioids-chronic-noncancer-pain-systematic-review-current
    November 07, 2018 - Review Are physicians safely prescribing opioids for chronic noncancer pain? … Are Physicians Safely Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain? … Are Physicians Safely Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain? … December 21, 2017 Prescription opioid analgesics commonly unused after surgery: a systematic … May 31, 2017 Efficacy, tolerability, and dose-dependent effects of opioid analgesics

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2016 - Recent years have seen increasingly frequent reports of harms, to the point that in 2016 opioids became … Moreover, an analysis of new prescriptions of long-acting opioids for chronic noncancer pain showed … effectiveness-and-risks-long-term-opioid-therapy-chronic-pain-systematic-review-national https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/efficacy-tolerability-and-dose-dependent-effects-opioid-analgesics-low-back-pain-systematic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/efficacy-tolerability-and-dose-dependent-effects-opioid-analgesics-low-back-pain-systematic … –2010, despite the lack of evidence regarding the benefit of using opioids in this setting.

  3. PSNet Curated Library (pdf file)

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    January 26, 2022 - Much of the epidemic can be ascribed to inappropriate prescribing of opioids, despite knowledge of the … WebM&M features two cases involving patients undergoing surgical procedures who received perioperative opioid … analgesics to aid in pain and sedation efforts and who experienced adverse events due to opioid stacking … WebM&M features two cases involving patients undergoing surgical procedures who received perioperative opioid … analgesics to aid in pain and sedation efforts and who experienced adverse events due to opioid stacking

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 19, 2017 - Prescription opioid analgesics commonly unused after surgery: a systematic review. … Prescription Opioid Analgesics Commonly Unused After Surgery. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-analgesics-commonly-unused-after-surgery-systematic- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-analgesics-commonly-unused-after-surgery-systematic-review … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-opioid-analgesics-commonly-unused-after-surgery-systematic-review

  5. Opioid medication discontinuation and risk of adverse opioid-related health care events. | PSNet

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    November 16, 2022 - Nearly half of patients who had opioids suddenly discontinued or with short tapering lengths experienced … October 10, 2018 Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics … January 18, 2023 Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery … Association of dose tapering with overdose or mental health crisis among patients prescribed long-term opioids … August 25, 2021 Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics

  6. Opioid Safety | PSNet

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    December 15, 2024 - Although this class of medications has always been considered high risk, prescribing of opioids increased … For many years, opioids were routinely prescribed for pain of any etiology, despite the fact that opioids … their withdrawal from prescription opioids. … Newer synthetic opioids were introduced to the market in the late 1990s and were aggressively marketed … Studies  of the epidemiology of adverse drug events in the early 2000s consistently found that opioids

  7. Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid treatment, and overdose or suicide deaths in US veterans: observational evaluation. | PSNet

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    April 05, 2017 - Classic Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids … Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid treatment, and overdose or … Associations between stopping prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid treatment, and overdose or … June 23, 2021 Effect of pharmacist email alerts on concurrent prescribing of opioids … June 24, 2020 Assessment of potentially inappropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics

  8. Hospital prescribing of opioids to Medicare beneficiaries. | PSNet

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    December 04, 2016 - Study Hospital prescribing of opioids to Medicare beneficiaries. … Hospital Prescribing of Opioids to Medicare Beneficiaries. … Misuse of prescription opioids represents a serious patient safety issue . … Hospital Prescribing of Opioids to Medicare Beneficiaries. … June 8, 2022 Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery.

  9. Disposition of Comments: Technical Brief 37 Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Opioids, Opioid Misuse, and Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults (pdf file)

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    November 03, 2020 - for the shortest duration possible, and co- prescribing opioids with non-opioid analgesics, but not … analgesics are on the order of a maximum of 0.6% (Ref 2). … mortality in patients of any age who are diagnosed and treated for chronic pain with prescription opioid … analgesics, is very low. … “Cohort study of the impact of high-dose opioid analgesics on overdose mortality”.

  10. Opioids in Medicare Part D: Concerns About Extreme Use and Questionable Prescribing. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-medicare-part-d-concerns-about-extreme-use-and-questionable-prescribing
    October 29, 2008 - Book/Report Opioids in Medicare Part D: Concerns About Extreme Use and Questionable … Citation Text: Opioids in Medicare Part D: Concerns About Extreme Use and Questionable Prescribing. … Misuse of prescription opioids represents a serious patient safety issue. … outpatient measures for reduction of adverse drug events from anticoagulants, diabetes agents, and opioid … analgesics.

  11. An E.R. kicks the habit of opioids for pain. | PSNet

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    May 27, 2020 - Newspaper/Magazine Article An E.R. kicks the habit of opioids for pain. … Citation Text: An E.R. kicks the habit of opioids for pain. Hoffman J. New York Times. … Overprescribing of opioids for pain management contributes to the growing crisis involving opioid-related … Cite Citation Citation Text: An E.R. kicks the habit of opioids … November 14, 2018 Ten ERs in Colorado tried to curtail opioids and did better than expected

  12. Proposed 2022 CDC clinical practice guideline for prescribing opioids. A notice by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. | PSNet

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    December 21, 2022 - Release/Announcement Proposed 2022 CDC clinical practice guideline for prescribing opioids … Citation Text: Proposed 2022 CDC clinical practice guideline for prescribing opioids. … Association of dose tapering with overdose or mental health crisis among patients prescribed long-term opioids … outpatient measures for reduction of adverse drug events from anticoagulants, diabetes agents, and opioid … analgesics.

  13. Appendix-E-Cdspain-Sample-Clinical-Practice-Guidelines (doc file)

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    October 16, 2020 - Appendix E: Tapering Opioid Medication: Considerations for Clinical Practice Rationale Long-term use of opioid … analgesics is the largest risk factor in developing opioid use disorder (OUD).1 Therefore, it is important … carefully weigh the benefits offered by opioid therapies and compare them against risks from use of opioid … analgesics and taper opioid medications if risks outweigh benefits. … HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 26, 2025 - to effectively manage pain while promoting physical recovery and minimizing adverse effects.1 Non-opioid … analgesics are generally preferred as first-line agents, and combination regimens have been shown to … use without adverse events in the perioperative period.1 Additional studies that evaluated oral non-opioid … analgesics demonstrated less opioid use or equivalent use with improved pain scores.2 When opioids … CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain – United States, 2022.

  15. Online Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2024 - Online Resources   HCUP has developed a FastStats interactive tool and map for: Opioid Hospital Use. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. The FastStats tool allows you to explore and compare national or State statistics on a range of healthcare variables. Examine trends in opioid-related inpatient stays, emergency dep…

  16. Opioid Overdose as a Patient Safety Problem | PSNet

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    May 01, 2017 - Prescribing fewer opioids is important because there is a direct association between the volume of opioids … Number and age-adjusted rates of drug-poisoning deaths involving opioid analgesics and heroin: United … Cohort study of the impact of high-dose opioid analgesics on overdose mortality. … Opioids have been around for forever. … January 22, 2020 Prescription opioid analgesics commonly unused after surgery: a systematic

  17. Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery. | PSNet

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    June 30, 2021 - Study Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery. … Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery. … Findings suggest intentional, clinically inappropriate prescribing of opioids. … Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery. … September 21, 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain -

  18. A Lot of Pain (Medications) | PSNet

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    September 23, 2020 - List key principles in safe prescribing of opioids in the hospital. … using at least two different classes of analgesics.( 6 ) Once a decision has been made to use opioid … analgesics to manage acute post-operative pain, identifying the optimal drug, dose, route, and regimen … When adding additional opioids for acute pain, immediate-release opioids should be used to facilitate … Always combine opioid and non-opioid analgesics to maximize analgesia and reduce opioid requirements.

  19. Opioid Stewardship. | PSNet

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    February 06, 2019 - September 2, 2020 Physician prescribing of opioids to patients at increased risk of overdose … June 25, 2018 Opioids and Dentistry. … February 1, 2017 Efficacy, tolerability, and dose-dependent effects of opioid analgesics

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73684/psn-pdf
    September 08, 2021 - Provider bias in prescribing opioid analgesics: a study of electronic medical records at a hospital … Provider bias in prescribing opioid analgesics: a study of electronic medical records at a hospital … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/provider-bias-prescribing-opioid-analgesics-study-electronic-medical-records … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/provider-bias-prescribing-opioid-analgesics-study-electronic-medical-records-hospital … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/provider-bias-prescribing-opioid-analgesics-study-electronic-medical-records-hospital
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