Street Drug, 10,000 times more potent than MORPHINE finding its way to the markets Meghna Singhania6 May 2016 4:22 PM ISTReports have been flashing of a powerful drug, called W-18 is slowly finding its way to the streets of various parts of the world. The key feature of...
AIIMS to conduct survey to ascertain the number of drug addicts supriya kashyap kashyap10 July 2016 4:25 PM ISTNew Delhi : After a hiatus of 15 years, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, in collaboration with the National Drug Dependence Treatment...
CDC guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain 2016 supriya kashyap kashyap18 July 2016 2:33 PM ISTPrevention, assessment, and treatment of chronic pain are challenges for health providers and systems. Pain might go unrecognized, and patients,...
FDA warns against mixing opioids, benzodiazepines Meghna Singhania16 Sept 2016 12:55 PM ISTAfter an extensive review of the latest scientific evidence, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it is requiring class-wide changes...
Methadone may reduce need for opioids post surgery supriya kashyap kashyap28 April 2017 2:03 PM ISTPatients undergoing spinal fusion surgery who are treated with methadone during the procedure require significantly less intravenous and oral opioids...
Noninvasive treatments for acute, subacute, chronic low back pain: 2017 ACP guidelines Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 July 2017 3:47 PM ISTIn April 2017, American College of Physicians has issued a clinical practice guideline.on Noninvasive treatments for acute, subacute, and chronic low...
Prescription Opioids Often Go Unused After Surgery Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Aug 2017 11:00 AM ISTMore than two-thirds of patients reported unused prescription opioids following surgery, and safe storage and disposal rarely occurred, suggesting an...
New vaccine to fight epidemic of opioid abuse Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Aug 2017 9:15 AM ISTSubstance abuse is a continuing problem in the U.S., particularly with heroin and other opioids, to the point of being an epidemic. Treatments exist,...
Dangers of commonly prescribed painkillers highlighted Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 Dec 2017 7:15 PM ISTCommonly prescribed painkillers need to be given for shorter periods of time to reduce the risk of obesity and sleep deprivation, a new study has...
Topical analgesic treatment alone may overcome chronic pain and Opioid overuse Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli27 Dec 2017 7:28 PM ISTOptimizing Patient Experience and Response to Topical Analgesics(OPERA) Study which evaluated patients with chronic pain who were treated with topical...
Opioids not superior to NSAIDs for arthritis or chronic back pain : JAMA Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 March 2018 8:00 PM ISTDr.Erin E. Krebs & associates conducted a SPACE Randomized Clinical Trial to find out that for patients with moderate to severe chronic back pain...
Chronic Pain - Alternative Treatment options to opioids Anjali Nimesh Nimesh1 April 2018 7:20 PM ISTAccording to an estimate, 2 million people in the U.S. are addicted to prescription opioids, used for chronic or severe pain.Opioid drugs treat pain...
