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Study: Kids use less than half of prescribed opioids
By Theresa Pablos
After surgery, many children use less than half of their prescribed opioid medication, according to a recent study. This finding is particularly worrying because many of these patients live with teenage siblings, who are at an increased risk for misusing leftover prescription drugs.
November 17, 2015
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Overdose death rate soars despite fewer opioids prescribed
By Tony Edwards
While dentists are prescribing fewer opioids than in past years, the death rate from drug overdose in the U.S. more than doubled from 6 to 13.8 per 100,000 population from 1999 to 2013, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
October 19, 2015
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Pa. releases opioid guidelines for dentists
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Pennsylvania's Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs and Department of Health have released guidelines for prescribing opioids for acute or chronic head and orofacial pain.
June 15, 2015
Quarter of patients misuse opioids for pain management
By Theresa Pablos
About 1 in 4 patients misuse opioids prescribed for chronic pain, according to a new study. Dentists are in a prime position to help prevent such prescription drug abuse by educating patients about drug misuse.
April 15, 2015
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FDA issues abuse-deterrent opioid guidelines
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a draft guidance document to assist pharmaceutical companies in developing new formulations of opioid drugs that have abuse-deterrent properties.
January 8, 2013
Study pinpoints cause of opioid pain meds resistance
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The manner in which the human body's neural cells build rapid resistance to opioid pain medications has been identified by researchers at the University of Montreal's Sainte-Justine.
April 3, 2012
NSAIDS safer than opioids for elderly
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are safer than opioids for elderly patients, according to a new study. While NSAIDs increase the risk of bleeding and other problems, the investigators found that elderly people on opioids had higher rates of fracture, cardiovascular events, hospitalizations, and death
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