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opioid analgesics

Use of Fentanyl Patches in Nursing Homes Persists After FDA Warning

Despite FDA warnings regarding the risk for adverse effects from administering long-acting opioids to patients who ...

JUNE 28, 2017

Amid Growing Health Concerns, FDA Recommends Opioid Pulled From Market

The FDA has asked Endo Pharmaceuticals to remove an opioid pain medication, reformulated extended-release ...

JUNE 9, 2017

Patients Report Worse Outcomes With Higher Opioid Doses

Concerns with the safety and adverse effects of opioids have grown with increases in prescribing and dose, and ...

APRIL 10, 2017

Study Shows Race a Factor in Opioid ED Prescriptions

An analysis of more than 60 million emergency department visits by adults between 2007 and 2011 has revealed that ...

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

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