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Wrap-Up: Using the Most Recent Safe Opioid Prescribing and Alternative Therapy Guidelines in Primary Care

09/18/2024

Randall Hudspeth, PhD, MBA, MS, APRN-CNP, FRE, FAANP

Randall Hudspeth, PhD, MBA, MS, ...

In his PUPC 2024 session, "Using the Most Recent Safe Opioid Prescribing and Alternative Therapy Guidelines in Primary Care," Randall Hudspeth, PhD, MBA, MS, APRN-CNP, FRE, FAANP, provided an overview of...

09/18/2024

Research Summaries

FDA Alert

FDA Approves First Nalmefene Hydrochloride Auto-Injector to Reverse Opioid Overdose

08/23/2024

Anthony Calabro, MA

The first nalmefene hydrochloride auto-injector is another emergency treatment tool to reverse known or suspected opioid overdose.

08/23/2024

Research Summary

CDC Report: Overdose Deaths Stabilize in 2022, But Still Break Previous Year’s Record

03/27/2024

Anthony Calabro, MA

Nearly 108,000 Americans died of overdoses in 2022, surpassing the previous year’s record total, according to a CDC report. Although the official number of deaths caused by overdoses—107,941—breaks the...

03/27/2024

Research Summary

Opioid Prescription Pre-, Post-Pandemic in Patients Who Have Undergone Dental Procedures

02/09/2024

Jessica Ganga

Researchers analyzed trends in opioid prescribing for patients who have undergone dental procedures.

02/09/2024

FDA Alert

Second OTC Naloxone Nasal Spray Approved by FDA

09/28/2023

Anthony Calabro, MA

The FDA approved the second over-the-counter nasal spray with the goal of increasing access to products that can rapidly reverse the effects of opioid overdose.

09/28/2023

research summary

Opioids Are the Most Frequent Substance in Pediatric Poisoning Fatalities

05/30/2023

Leigh Precopio

To guide prevention efforts for fatal poisonings in pediatric patients, the authors of a recent study examined characteristics of death from poisoning in young children within the United States.

05/30/2023

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