Acetaminophen plus Ibuprofen as effective as Low-Dose Oral Opioids in Acute Extremity Pain Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Nov 2017 7:30 PM ISTFor adults coming to the emergency department for arm or leg pain due to sprain, strain, or fracture, there was no difference in pain reduction after...
Inj. Sublocade - first once a month buprenorphine for opioid use disorder Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Dec 2017 7:10 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Sublocade, the first once-monthly injectable buprenorphine product for the treatment of...
Slow-release oral morphine a new option for treating opioid abuse Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 Dec 2017 7:22 PM ISTSlow-release oral Morphine (SROM) has emerged as a promising candidate for oral opioid agonist therapy. However, more research is needed before it can...
Opioid misuse after surgery: Duration more important than Dose, says BMJ Study Ruby khatun khatun21 Jan 2018 8:20 PM ISTPrescribing higher opioid doses for shorter durations may be a more effective way to treat pain after surgery, while minimising the risk of...
Buprenorphine may cause breathing problems in patients taking it for opioid abuse Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Feb 2018 7:10 PM ISTBuprenorphine is a Schedule III drug and belongs to group of three drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for patients undergoing...
Treat concomitant depression first for successful Opioid cessation Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Feb 2018 7:05 PM ISTDr.Jeffrey Scherrer, Ph.D., professor of family and community medicine at Saint Louis University and associates in their study "Impact of adherence to...
Buprenorphine-naloxone preferred first-line treatment for opioid use disorder -Canadian guidelines Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 March 2018 7:20 PM ISTA new Canadian guideline for managing opioid use disorders has been released.This has been created for a wide range of healthcare providers to address...
New Canadian guidelines on managing opioid use disorders Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli18 March 2018 7:30 PM ISTOpioid use disorder is one of the most challenging forms of addiction facing the Canadian health care system, and a major contributor to the marked...
FDA Panel votes Lofexidine for approval for Opioid Withdrawal Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli28 March 2018 7:10 PM ISTLofexidine is going to become the first non-opioid medication approved to treat opioid withdrawal and the first drug approved to help patients...
Nerve Blocks decrease opioid use & enhance recovery in musculoskeletal surgery Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 April 2018 7:20 PM ISTDr. Li, who is the director of regional anaesthesia at Yale Medicine Center for Musculoskeletal Care and the Yale-New Haven Hospital Saint Raphael...
New guidance for safe opioid prescribing for hospitalized patients with acute pain Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 April 2018 7:20 PM ISTFor hospitalized patients, pain is an all-too-common part of the experience. Even among U.S. patients who have not undergone surgery, more than half...
Vaccines-New strategy for countering opioid abuse and overdose Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli12 April 2018 7:25 PM ISTHeroin and prescription opioid abuse and fatal overdoses are an ever increasing public health hazard. .A team of scientists from the University of...
