Make doctors precisely explain why they are prescribing opioids and why they decided on the pill count and refill allowance for each patient.
Tag: opioid overprescribing
Brain Research Could Help ID People At Risk For Addiction
Understanding risk factors for addiction could help doctors better respond to the opioid crisis.
DEA Was "Slow To Respond" To Opioid Crisis, Report Reveals
According to a watchdog report, the DEA allowed the drug crisis to reach a level that could have been prevented.
Small-Town Ohio Physician Ordered 1.6M Pain Pills in Four Years
According to her attorney, Dr. Margaret Temponeras’ inappropriate prescribing was the result of being misled by pharmaceutical companies.
Doctors Prescribe More Opioids Late In The Day, When Running Late
Time constraints and “chaotic practice environments” may be to blame for the troubling reliance on prescriptions.
Opioids After Childbirth Put Women At Risk For Chronic Use
Researchers found that 27% of women who had vaginal deliveries filled an opioid prescription.
Is The Opioid Lobby Behind Attacks On The CDC Prescribing Guidelines?
“Opioid manufacturers stand to lose substantial profits with the widespread adoption of the CDC guideline. Public health, however, benefits from the guideline, and attacks on it bear industry’s fingerprints.”
Dentists Need To Make Sweeping Changes To Opioid Prescribing
Dentists have decreased the amount of opioid prescriptions they write by nearly 500,000—but some believe it’s not enough.
What Does 2019 Hold For Opioid Lawsuits?
Many are looking at the settlements with Big Tobacco to see how the opioid settlements—if there are any—might take shape. During 2018, as opioid overdose rates continued to soar, municipalities from around the country vowed to hold drug manufacturers and distributors accountable. This year, 2019, will show how many of the lawsuits around the opioid… Continue reading What Does 2019 Hold For Opioid Lawsuits?
Doctor Accused Of Prescribing Pills Linked To Overdose Deaths
The doctor’s prescription writing was allegedly so extreme that a local CVS stopped accepting prescriptions he wrote. There’s a lot of attention on the so-called “third wave” of the opioid epidemic, synthetic opioids, but the arrest of a California doctor this week for allegedly illegally distributing prescription pills shows that medications are still a dangerous… Continue reading Doctor Accused Of Prescribing Pills Linked To Overdose Deaths