In the emergency department at University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital in Lexington, opioid medications are considered a painkiller of last resort. Since implementing the policy two years ago, the hospital has halved the amount of opioids administered to…
Public Health
Two Republican state representatives in Connecticut have unilaterally introduced separate legislation designed to increase punitive legal actions against illicit opioid dealers, according to NBC Connecticut.
Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara Bush are showing improved health after being admitted to Houston Methodist earlier this month.
Amid a nationwide opioid epidemic, hospitals across the U.S. have taken steps to amend protocols and train staff to minimize the prescription of narcotic painkillers, reports STAT.
The city of Huntington, W.V., filed suit in Cabell Circuit Court against a local physician, AmerisourceBergen Drug Co., McKesson Corp., and Cardinal Health for their alleged role in contributing to high levels of opioid abuse in the community, according to The…
Advertisement
The Opioid Safety Initiate instituted by the Veterans Health Administration in 2013 significantly reduced the frequency of high-dose opioid prescriptions among veterans, according to a new study published in the journal Pain.
Washington, D.C.-area hospitals are prepared to handle higher than usual patient volumes that may occur during this weekend's inauguration events, reports the Washington Business Journal.
Chemists at the Drug Enforcement Administration Special Testing and Research Laboratory in Sterling, Va., are charged with the task of testing the deadly drugs brought in by the administration's special agents.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman negotiated a national settlement with Indianapolis-based Anthem to end preauthorization for medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder.
After anesthesiologists at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville began administering fewer opioids to patients during surgeries, patients' self-reported pain levels dropped, according to a study led by three UVA anesthesiologists.