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An investigational drug reduces constipation among patients taking opioids for noncancer pain, according to two phase-III, industry-funded studies reported in the New England Journal of Medicine. The trials, conducted in the U.S. and Europe, together enrolled nearly 1400 adults who had been taking an oral opioid for noncancer pain for at least 4 weeks and […]
Read MoreHospitals and other healthcare organizations need to do a lot more than what they’re currently doing to guard against drug diverters and catch them before they harm patients and themselves. Federal health officials have sounded an alarm this week about a group of healthcare workers who are surely harming patients somewhere this very minute, engaging […]
Read MoreErrors slow productivity and frustrate everyone. So it’s tempting to chastise or quickly terminate employees who repeatedly make mistakes. But don’t be so quick with that trigger finger. Employees make slip-ups for different reasons—miscommunication, carelessness, lack of training, unfamiliarity with the process and more. Good management means finding out why mistakes occur. First, determine the […]
Read MoreAuthors: Clarke H et al., BMJ 2014 Feb 11; 348:g1251 A small but substantial percentage of opiate-naïve patients were still taking pain medications 90 days after major surgery. Annually, more than 200 million patients undergo major surgery worldwide. Many patients require treatment with opiates for moderate-to-severe postoperative pain; most quickly transition off of pain medications. […]
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