When orthopedic surgeon Andrew Wickline stood up in a conference of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons in 2013 and declared that doctors like them needed to stop “hurting people” by ...
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA, July 27, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- Current post-surgical pain treatment with oral opioids keeps the crisis alive. The FDA has cleared a new ...
Assessing the effects of financial toxicity on quality of life among hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ( MHRA) has removed postoperative pain relief from the licensed indications of prolonged-release morphine sulphate and prolonged-release ...
The goal is not to vilify opioids; they remain an essential tool for managing acute pain and, when used appropriately, can offer tremendous relief. Instead, our aim should be to wield these ...
Dr. Mellar Davis discusses the joint guideline from MASCC, ASCO, AAHPM, HPNA, and NICSO on opioid conversion in adults with cancer. He reviews the limited evidence, and the formal consensus process ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently issued a guidance warning about the dangers of opioid-induced respiratory depression (“OIRD”) and required the following actions be taken: Timely ...