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The toll that opioid addiction has taken in the United States is staggering, said Jesse Theisen-Toupal, MD, from the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Washington, DC. “In 2000, there were 4400 opioid overdose-related deaths,” he reported here at the Society of Hospital Medicine 2016 Annual Meeting. “In 2013, there were 16,000.” Despite this crisis, some […]
Read MoreContrary to expectations, smoking and obesity do not appear to affect the efficacy of, or increase the infection rate related to, spinal cord stimulator implantation, a new study shows. “It’s very well known that smoking, for example, can increase the risk of infection and of complications in different types of major surgery, especially spinal surgery,” […]
Read MoreA peripherally acting oral μ-opioid receptor antagonist is superior to placebo in treating opioid-induced constipation (OIC) and doesn’t reduce the analgesic effect of opioids, a new phase 3 study shows. If approved, the new drug, naldemedine (Shionogi Inc), will provide another option for physicians and patients to treat OIC, which is common in patients taking […]
Read MoreAs opioid-related deaths across the country skyrocket, more and more state, national, and international groups are calling for widespread community access to naloxone, a drug that reverses opioid overdose. While naloxone has traditionally been administered in a hospital or medical setting by trained emergency responders, the drug is now available as a “take-home” product that […]
Read MoreWith more pain patients turning to medical marijuana (and recreational cannabis) to ease their discomfort, clinicians might want to consider issues pertaining to driving and working while under the influence. Gerald Aronoff, MD, medical director, Carolina Pain Associates, and medical director, North American Pain & Disability Group, Charlotte, North Carolina, doesn’t prescribe opiates to his […]
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