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Opioid Use Disorder Topic Center

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03/08/2024

Emry Lloyd

Emry Lloyd
As the overdose crisis intensifies, US federal regulations must undergo necessary revisions, ensuring access to life-saving medications and aligning with standards set by other advanced nations.
As the overdose crisis intensifies, US federal regulations must undergo necessary revisions, ensuring access to life-saving medications and aligning with standards set by other advanced nations.
As the overdose crisis...
03/08/2024
Pharmacy Learning Network
Quiz
12/05/2023
How many people experience opioid use disorder (OUD) globally?
How many people experience opioid use disorder (OUD) globally?
How many people experience...
12/05/2023
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
12/04/2023

Danielle Sposato

Danielle Sposato
"While opioid use disorder is on the rise across the world and has transformed into an epidemic in the US, it needs a better understanding from health care professionals and government intervention along with resources and a team-based...
"While opioid use disorder is on the rise across the world and has transformed into an epidemic in the US, it needs a better understanding from health care professionals and government intervention along with resources and a team-based...
"While opioid use disorder is on...
12/04/2023
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Quiz
12/01/2023
True or False: The DOJ’s Health Care Fraud Strike Force, operating since March 2007, has charged more than 5000 defendants who collectively billed federal health care programs and private insurance companies close to $28 billion.
True or False: The DOJ’s Health Care Fraud Strike Force, operating since March 2007, has charged more than 5000 defendants who collectively billed federal health care programs and private insurance companies close to $28 billion.
True or False: The DOJ’s Health...
12/01/2023
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News
11/22/2023

Danielle Sposato

Danielle Sposato
Sanford Burnham Prebys researchers have secured federal grants totaling almost $25 million to propel their investigations and clinical trials aimed at understanding and treating addiction.
Sanford Burnham Prebys researchers have secured federal grants totaling almost $25 million to propel their investigations and clinical trials aimed at understanding and treating addiction.
Sanford Burnham Prebys...
11/22/2023
Pharmacy Learning Network
Quiz
11/22/2023
True or False: Opioids are effective long-term pain medications.
True or False: Opioids are effective long-term pain medications.
True or False: Opioids are...
11/22/2023
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News
11/22/2023
Hannah Musick
This summary addresses the diagnosis and risk factors of opioid use disorder, as well as the ineffectiveness of opioids as long-term pain medications, the physical manifestations and effects of opioid abuse, the need for substance use...
This summary addresses the diagnosis and risk factors of opioid use disorder, as well as the ineffectiveness of opioids as long-term pain medications, the physical manifestations and effects of opioid abuse, the need for substance use...
This summary addresses the...
11/22/2023
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News
11/20/2023
Hannah Musick
The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse is awarding a 5-year, $3.5 million grant to the Virginia Tech Department of Chemical Engineering’s pioneering research to understand how adolescent exposure may contribute...
The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse is awarding a 5-year, $3.5 million grant to the Virginia Tech Department of Chemical Engineering’s pioneering research to understand how adolescent exposure may contribute...
The National Institutes of...
11/20/2023
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News
10/11/2023
Jackie Fortiér, LAist and Nicole Leon...
Last month, drugstores and pharmacies nationwide began stocking and selling the country’s first over-the-counter version of naloxone, a medication that can stop a potentially fatal overdose from opioids, but it’s unclear whether the move will...
Last month, drugstores and pharmacies nationwide began stocking and selling the country’s first over-the-counter version of naloxone, a medication that can stop a potentially fatal overdose from opioids, but it’s unclear whether the move will...
Last month, drugstores and...
10/11/2023
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News
10/06/2023
Jolynn Tumolo
Understanding state-level trends and variations in opioid prescribing may help inform future efforts to improve prescribing and reduce related harm, researchers advised.
Understanding state-level trends and variations in opioid prescribing may help inform future efforts to improve prescribing and reduce related harm, researchers advised.
Understanding state-level trends...
10/06/2023
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News
10/03/2023
Rae Ellen Bichell and Virginia Garcia...
Colorado is among several states that ensure schools have access to the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone for free or at reduced cost. But most districts hadn’t signed up by the start of the school year for a state distribution...
Colorado is among several states that ensure schools have access to the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone for free or at reduced cost. But most districts hadn’t signed up by the start of the school year for a state distribution...
Colorado is among several states...
10/03/2023
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News
03/08/2024

Emry Lloyd

Emry Lloyd
As the overdose crisis intensifies, US federal regulations must undergo necessary revisions, ensuring access to life-saving medications and aligning with standards set by other advanced nations.
As the overdose crisis intensifies, US federal regulations must undergo necessary revisions, ensuring access to life-saving medications and aligning with standards set by other advanced nations.
As the overdose crisis...
03/08/2024
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
12/04/2023

Danielle Sposato

Danielle Sposato
"While opioid use disorder is on the rise across the world and has transformed into an epidemic in the US, it needs a better understanding from health care professionals and government intervention along with resources and a team-based...
"While opioid use disorder is on the rise across the world and has transformed into an epidemic in the US, it needs a better understanding from health care professionals and government intervention along with resources and a team-based...
"While opioid use disorder is on...
12/04/2023
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
11/22/2023

Danielle Sposato

Danielle Sposato
Sanford Burnham Prebys researchers have secured federal grants totaling almost $25 million to propel their investigations and clinical trials aimed at understanding and treating addiction.
Sanford Burnham Prebys researchers have secured federal grants totaling almost $25 million to propel their investigations and clinical trials aimed at understanding and treating addiction.
Sanford Burnham Prebys...
11/22/2023
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
11/22/2023
Hannah Musick
This summary addresses the diagnosis and risk factors of opioid use disorder, as well as the ineffectiveness of opioids as long-term pain medications, the physical manifestations and effects of opioid abuse, the need for substance use...
This summary addresses the diagnosis and risk factors of opioid use disorder, as well as the ineffectiveness of opioids as long-term pain medications, the physical manifestations and effects of opioid abuse, the need for substance use...
This summary addresses the...
11/22/2023
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
11/20/2023
Hannah Musick
The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse is awarding a 5-year, $3.5 million grant to the Virginia Tech Department of Chemical Engineering’s pioneering research to understand how adolescent exposure may contribute...
The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse is awarding a 5-year, $3.5 million grant to the Virginia Tech Department of Chemical Engineering’s pioneering research to understand how adolescent exposure may contribute...
The National Institutes of...
11/20/2023
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
10/11/2023
Jackie Fortiér, LAist and Nicole Leon...
Last month, drugstores and pharmacies nationwide began stocking and selling the country’s first over-the-counter version of naloxone, a medication that can stop a potentially fatal overdose from opioids, but it’s unclear whether the move will...
Last month, drugstores and pharmacies nationwide began stocking and selling the country’s first over-the-counter version of naloxone, a medication that can stop a potentially fatal overdose from opioids, but it’s unclear whether the move will...
Last month, drugstores and...
10/11/2023
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
10/06/2023
Jolynn Tumolo
Understanding state-level trends and variations in opioid prescribing may help inform future efforts to improve prescribing and reduce related harm, researchers advised.
Understanding state-level trends and variations in opioid prescribing may help inform future efforts to improve prescribing and reduce related harm, researchers advised.
Understanding state-level trends...
10/06/2023
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
10/03/2023
Rae Ellen Bichell and Virginia Garcia...
Colorado is among several states that ensure schools have access to the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone for free or at reduced cost. But most districts hadn’t signed up by the start of the school year for a state distribution...
Colorado is among several states that ensure schools have access to the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone for free or at reduced cost. But most districts hadn’t signed up by the start of the school year for a state distribution...
Colorado is among several states...
10/03/2023
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
09/06/2023

Andy Miller and Sam Whitehead, KFF Health News

Andy Miller and Sam Whitehead, KFF He...
To contain the opioid crisis, health and law enforcement agencies have turned to technology to monitor doctor and patient prescription data, but experts have raised questions about how these systems work and worry about their accuracy and...
To contain the opioid crisis, health and law enforcement agencies have turned to technology to monitor doctor and patient prescription data, but experts have raised questions about how these systems work and worry about their accuracy and...
To contain the opioid crisis,...
09/06/2023
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News
03/16/2023
Maria Asimopoulos
Researchers compared opioid use disorder treatment trends among Medicaid members with vs without physical, sensory, developmental, and cognitive disabilities.
Researchers compared opioid use disorder treatment trends among Medicaid members with vs without physical, sensory, developmental, and cognitive disabilities.
Researchers compared opioid use...
03/16/2023
First Report Managed Care
News
08/08/2024
SoloVital.com, based in Chula Vista, California, is recalling all lots of the dietary supplement Umary Acido Hialuronico, Suplemento Alimenticio.
SoloVital.com, based in Chula Vista, California, is recalling all lots of the dietary supplement Umary Acido Hialuronico, Suplemento Alimenticio.
SoloVital.com, based in Chula...
08/08/2024
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News
08/08/2024
American Health Packaging, on behalf of BluePoint Laboratories, is recalling several lots of potassium chloride extended-release capsules for failing to meet dissolution specifications.
American Health Packaging, on behalf of BluePoint Laboratories, is recalling several lots of potassium chloride extended-release capsules for failing to meet dissolution specifications.
American Health Packaging, on...
08/08/2024
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News
08/08/2024
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. is recalling clonazepam orally disintegrating tablets because some cartons were mislabeled with an incorrect strength.
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. is recalling clonazepam orally disintegrating tablets because some cartons were mislabeled with an incorrect strength.
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. is...
08/08/2024
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News
08/07/2024
Studies are currently investigating how long protection lasts after receiving the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine.
Studies are currently investigating how long protection lasts after receiving the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine.
Studies are currently...
08/07/2024
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News
08/01/2024
Homeopathic kits distributed throughout the United States are being recalled because of a labeling mix-up.
Homeopathic kits distributed throughout the United States are being recalled because of a labeling mix-up.
Homeopathic kits distributed...
08/01/2024
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News
08/01/2024
Zydus Pharmaceuticals Inc. is recalling 90-count and 1000-count bottles of venlafaxine hydrochloride extended-release capsules for failing to meet dissolution specifications.
Zydus Pharmaceuticals Inc. is recalling 90-count and 1000-count bottles of venlafaxine hydrochloride extended-release capsules for failing to meet dissolution specifications.
Zydus Pharmaceuticals Inc. is...
08/01/2024
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News
08/01/2024
Two over-the-counter pain relief products are being recalled for containing inaccurate levels of menthol.
Two over-the-counter pain relief products are being recalled for containing inaccurate levels of menthol.
Two over-the-counter pain relief...
08/01/2024
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
07/25/2024
Microbial contamination has prompted HomeoCare Laboratories Inc. to recall 31 811 bottles of StellaLife VEGA Oral Care spray.
Microbial contamination has prompted HomeoCare Laboratories Inc. to recall 31 811 bottles of StellaLife VEGA Oral Care spray.
Microbial contamination has...
07/25/2024
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News
07/25/2024
More than 50 lots of potassium chloride extended-release capsules sold by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. USA are under a Class I recall for failing to meet dissolution specifications.
More than 50 lots of potassium chloride extended-release capsules sold by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc. USA are under a Class I recall for failing to meet dissolution specifications.
More than 50 lots of potassium...
07/25/2024
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News
07/25/2024
Viatris Inc. is recalling more than 16 000 bottles of Cardura XL (doxazosin) extended-release tablets for failing to meet impurity/degradation specifications.
Viatris Inc. is recalling more than 16 000 bottles of Cardura XL (doxazosin) extended-release tablets for failing to meet impurity/degradation specifications.
Viatris Inc. is recalling more...
07/25/2024
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12/05/2023
How many people experience opioid use disorder (OUD) globally?
How many people experience opioid use disorder (OUD) globally?
How many people experience...
12/05/2023
Pharmacy Learning Network
Quiz
12/01/2023
True or False: The DOJ’s Health Care Fraud Strike Force, operating since March 2007, has charged more than 5000 defendants who collectively billed federal health care programs and private insurance companies close to $28 billion.
True or False: The DOJ’s Health Care Fraud Strike Force, operating since March 2007, has charged more than 5000 defendants who collectively billed federal health care programs and private insurance companies close to $28 billion.
True or False: The DOJ’s Health...
12/01/2023
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Quiz
11/22/2023
True or False: Opioids are effective long-term pain medications.
True or False: Opioids are effective long-term pain medications.
True or False: Opioids are...
11/22/2023
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Correlation Between Opioid Overdoses With Alcohol, Benzodiazepine Use
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05/13/2020
Marco Tori, MD, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, discusses why alcohol and benzodiazepine co-involvement was common among opioid overdose-related deaths.
Marco Tori, MD, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, discusses why alcohol and benzodiazepine co-involvement was common among opioid overdose-related deaths.
Marco Tori, MD, Department of...
05/13/2020
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07/23/2024
True or False: Georgia State University researchers have developed reporter structures that emit light when potential antiviral agents inhibit RSV genes in cells used for drug screening assays.
True or False: Georgia State University researchers have developed reporter structures that emit light when potential antiviral agents inhibit RSV genes in cells used for drug screening assays.
True or False: Georgia State...
07/23/2024
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06/24/2024
True or False: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine use in US older adults showed higher-than-expected rates of Guillain-Barré syndrome after RSV vaccination compared with after COVID-19 vaccination.
True or False: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine use in US older adults showed higher-than-expected rates of Guillain-Barré syndrome after RSV vaccination compared with after COVID-19 vaccination.
True or False: Respiratory...
06/24/2024
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04/22/2024
True or False: The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that a pharmacist’s refusal to fill a woman’s prescription for emergency contraception based on personal beliefs does not constitute illegal sex discrimination under the Minnesota Human...
True or False: The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that a pharmacist’s refusal to fill a woman’s prescription for emergency contraception based on personal beliefs does not constitute illegal sex discrimination under the Minnesota Human...
True or False: The Minnesota...
04/22/2024
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03/28/2024
True or False: Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than other well-known illicit drugs, such as heroin.
True or False: Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than other well-known illicit drugs, such as heroin.
True or False: Fentanyl is a...
03/28/2024
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03/25/2024
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03/21/2024
How much daily calcium supplementation is recommended to reduce the risk of preeclampsia?
How much daily calcium supplementation is recommended to reduce the risk of preeclampsia?
How much daily calcium...
03/21/2024
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03/21/2024
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03/07/2024
What is the Stop Dangerous Pharmacies Act?
What is the Stop Dangerous Pharmacies Act?
What is the Stop Dangerous...
03/07/2024
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03/01/2024
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