overprescribing
Recommendations Associated With Reduced Opioid Prescribing In Michigan, but Challenges Remain
Researchers are still investigating factors for overprescribing among physicians, according to a presentation at ...
DECEMBER 30, 2024
Patient Reports Show Overprescription of Opioids for Urologic Procedures
Data from a recent study indicate opioids are overprescribed after urologic procedures, despite an effort to reduce ...
MARCH 27, 2023
Polypharmacy a Big Problem If Left Unchecked
Polypharmacy in the elderly can be dangerous—even life-threatening—and providers across the country are ...
MARCH 9, 2020
Cancer Survivors With Chronic Pain Face Uncertainty
Last fall, the CDC released a draft of its guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain. But the ...
MARCH 17, 2017
Unused Opioids Pile Up in Medicine Cabinets, While Overprescribing Contributes to National Epidemic
Health care providers dispense far more medicine than is necessary to treat pain after pediatric outpatient ...
NOVEMBER 22, 2016
Overprescribing of Opioids to Peds Leads to Abuse; Result a ‘Catastrophe’
Researchers found that while patients averaged three-dozen leftover pills at the end of their treatment, the ...
MARCH 11, 2016
