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Opioid Use Disorder Topic Center

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03/08/2024

Emry Lloyd

Emry Lloyd
As the overdose crisis intensifies, US federal regulations must undergo necessary revisions, ensuring access to life-saving medications and aligning with standards set by other advanced nations.
As the overdose crisis intensifies, US federal regulations must undergo necessary revisions, ensuring access to life-saving medications and aligning with standards set by other advanced nations.
As the overdose crisis...
03/08/2024
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12/05/2023
How many people experience opioid use disorder (OUD) globally?
How many people experience opioid use disorder (OUD) globally?
How many people experience...
12/05/2023
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News
12/04/2023
"While opioid use disorder is on the rise across the world and has transformed into an epidemic in the US, it needs a better understanding from health care professionals and government intervention along with resources and a team-based...
"While opioid use disorder is on the rise across the world and has transformed into an epidemic in the US, it needs a better understanding from health care professionals and government intervention along with resources and a team-based...
"While opioid use disorder is on...
12/04/2023
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12/01/2023
True or False: The DOJ’s Health Care Fraud Strike Force, operating since March 2007, has charged more than 5000 defendants who collectively billed federal health care programs and private insurance companies close to $28 billion.
True or False: The DOJ’s Health Care Fraud Strike Force, operating since March 2007, has charged more than 5000 defendants who collectively billed federal health care programs and private insurance companies close to $28 billion.
True or False: The DOJ’s Health...
12/01/2023
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11/22/2023
Sanford Burnham Prebys researchers have secured federal grants totaling almost $25 million to propel their investigations and clinical trials aimed at understanding and treating addiction.
Sanford Burnham Prebys researchers have secured federal grants totaling almost $25 million to propel their investigations and clinical trials aimed at understanding and treating addiction.
Sanford Burnham Prebys...
11/22/2023
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11/22/2023
True or False: Opioids are effective long-term pain medications.
True or False: Opioids are effective long-term pain medications.
True or False: Opioids are...
11/22/2023
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11/22/2023
This summary addresses the diagnosis and risk factors of opioid use disorder, as well as the ineffectiveness of opioids as long-term pain medications, the physical manifestations and effects of opioid abuse, the need for substance use...
This summary addresses the diagnosis and risk factors of opioid use disorder, as well as the ineffectiveness of opioids as long-term pain medications, the physical manifestations and effects of opioid abuse, the need for substance use...
This summary addresses the...
11/22/2023
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11/20/2023
The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse is awarding a 5-year, $3.5 million grant to the Virginia Tech Department of Chemical Engineering’s pioneering research to understand how adolescent exposure may contribute...
The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse is awarding a 5-year, $3.5 million grant to the Virginia Tech Department of Chemical Engineering’s pioneering research to understand how adolescent exposure may contribute...
The National Institutes of...
11/20/2023
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10/11/2023
Last month, drugstores and pharmacies nationwide began stocking and selling the country’s first over-the-counter version of naloxone, a medication that can stop a potentially fatal overdose from opioids, but it’s unclear whether the move will...
Last month, drugstores and pharmacies nationwide began stocking and selling the country’s first over-the-counter version of naloxone, a medication that can stop a potentially fatal overdose from opioids, but it’s unclear whether the move will...
Last month, drugstores and...
10/11/2023
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News
10/06/2023
Understanding state-level trends and variations in opioid prescribing may help inform future efforts to improve prescribing and reduce related harm, researchers advised.
Understanding state-level trends and variations in opioid prescribing may help inform future efforts to improve prescribing and reduce related harm, researchers advised.
Understanding state-level trends...
10/06/2023
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News
10/03/2023
Colorado is among several states that ensure schools have access to the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone for free or at reduced cost. But most districts hadn’t signed up by the start of the school year for a state distribution...
Colorado is among several states that ensure schools have access to the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone for free or at reduced cost. But most districts hadn’t signed up by the start of the school year for a state distribution...
Colorado is among several states...
10/03/2023
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News
03/08/2024

Emry Lloyd

Emry Lloyd
As the overdose crisis intensifies, US federal regulations must undergo necessary revisions, ensuring access to life-saving medications and aligning with standards set by other advanced nations.
As the overdose crisis intensifies, US federal regulations must undergo necessary revisions, ensuring access to life-saving medications and aligning with standards set by other advanced nations.
As the overdose crisis...
03/08/2024
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
12/04/2023
"While opioid use disorder is on the rise across the world and has transformed into an epidemic in the US, it needs a better understanding from health care professionals and government intervention along with resources and a team-based...
"While opioid use disorder is on the rise across the world and has transformed into an epidemic in the US, it needs a better understanding from health care professionals and government intervention along with resources and a team-based...
"While opioid use disorder is on...
12/04/2023
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
11/22/2023
Sanford Burnham Prebys researchers have secured federal grants totaling almost $25 million to propel their investigations and clinical trials aimed at understanding and treating addiction.
Sanford Burnham Prebys researchers have secured federal grants totaling almost $25 million to propel their investigations and clinical trials aimed at understanding and treating addiction.
Sanford Burnham Prebys...
11/22/2023
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
11/22/2023
This summary addresses the diagnosis and risk factors of opioid use disorder, as well as the ineffectiveness of opioids as long-term pain medications, the physical manifestations and effects of opioid abuse, the need for substance use...
This summary addresses the diagnosis and risk factors of opioid use disorder, as well as the ineffectiveness of opioids as long-term pain medications, the physical manifestations and effects of opioid abuse, the need for substance use...
This summary addresses the...
11/22/2023
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
11/20/2023
The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse is awarding a 5-year, $3.5 million grant to the Virginia Tech Department of Chemical Engineering’s pioneering research to understand how adolescent exposure may contribute...
The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse is awarding a 5-year, $3.5 million grant to the Virginia Tech Department of Chemical Engineering’s pioneering research to understand how adolescent exposure may contribute...
The National Institutes of...
11/20/2023
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
10/11/2023
Last month, drugstores and pharmacies nationwide began stocking and selling the country’s first over-the-counter version of naloxone, a medication that can stop a potentially fatal overdose from opioids, but it’s unclear whether the move will...
Last month, drugstores and pharmacies nationwide began stocking and selling the country’s first over-the-counter version of naloxone, a medication that can stop a potentially fatal overdose from opioids, but it’s unclear whether the move will...
Last month, drugstores and...
10/11/2023
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
10/06/2023
Understanding state-level trends and variations in opioid prescribing may help inform future efforts to improve prescribing and reduce related harm, researchers advised.
Understanding state-level trends and variations in opioid prescribing may help inform future efforts to improve prescribing and reduce related harm, researchers advised.
Understanding state-level trends...
10/06/2023
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
10/03/2023
Colorado is among several states that ensure schools have access to the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone for free or at reduced cost. But most districts hadn’t signed up by the start of the school year for a state distribution...
Colorado is among several states that ensure schools have access to the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone for free or at reduced cost. But most districts hadn’t signed up by the start of the school year for a state distribution...
Colorado is among several states...
10/03/2023
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
09/06/2023
To contain the opioid crisis, health and law enforcement agencies have turned to technology to monitor doctor and patient prescription data, but experts have raised questions about how these systems work and worry about their accuracy and...
To contain the opioid crisis, health and law enforcement agencies have turned to technology to monitor doctor and patient prescription data, but experts have raised questions about how these systems work and worry about their accuracy and...
To contain the opioid crisis,...
09/06/2023
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News
03/16/2023
Researchers compared opioid use disorder treatment trends among Medicaid members with vs without physical, sensory, developmental, and cognitive disabilities.
Researchers compared opioid use disorder treatment trends among Medicaid members with vs without physical, sensory, developmental, and cognitive disabilities.
Researchers compared opioid use...
03/16/2023
First Report Managed Care
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11/20/2024
The Harvard Drug Group, doing business as Major Pharmaceuticals and Rugby Laboratories, is recalling 3 lots of hydralazine hydrochloride tablets. According to the November 20, 2024, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement Report,...
The Harvard Drug Group, doing business as Major Pharmaceuticals and Rugby Laboratories, is recalling 3 lots of hydralazine hydrochloride tablets. According to the November 20, 2024, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement Report,...
The Harvard Drug Group, doing...
11/20/2024
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News
11/20/2024
Reports of crushed and broken tablets have prompted Cipla USA Inc. to recall a single lot of lanthanum carbonate chewable tablets, according to the November 20, 2024, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement Report.
Reports of crushed and broken tablets have prompted Cipla USA Inc. to recall a single lot of lanthanum carbonate chewable tablets, according to the November 20, 2024, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement Report.
Reports of crushed and broken...
11/20/2024
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News
11/20/2024
Trinity Gold Nutrition is recalling 150 packages of its dietary supplement Trinity Gold for containing undeclared acetaminophen, diclofenac, and phenylbutazone, according to the November 20, 2024, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Trinity Gold Nutrition is recalling 150 packages of its dietary supplement Trinity Gold for containing undeclared acetaminophen, diclofenac, and phenylbutazone, according to the November 20, 2024, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
Trinity Gold Nutrition is...
11/20/2024
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News
11/14/2024
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced in a new press release that it is proposing to remove oral phenylephrine as an active ingredient in over-the-counter (OTC) products for nasal decongestant, citing a lack of effectiveness.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced in a new press release that it is proposing to remove oral phenylephrine as an active ingredient in over-the-counter (OTC) products for nasal decongestant, citing a lack of effectiveness.
The US Food and Drug...
11/14/2024
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News
11/13/2024
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Inc. is recalling bottles of morphine sulfate extended-release tablets for failing to meet impurity/degradation specifications.
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Inc. is recalling bottles of morphine sulfate extended-release tablets for failing to meet impurity/degradation specifications.
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Inc. is...
11/13/2024
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11/13/2024
Direct Rx is recalling prescription-strength ibuprofen for failing to meet impurity/degradation specifications during 18-month stability testing.
Direct Rx is recalling prescription-strength ibuprofen for failing to meet impurity/degradation specifications during 18-month stability testing.
Direct Rx is recalling...
11/13/2024
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11/13/2024
Staska Pharmaceuticals Inc. is recalling vials of ascorbic acid solution for injection for containing glass particulate matter.
Staska Pharmaceuticals Inc. is recalling vials of ascorbic acid solution for injection for containing glass particulate matter.
Staska Pharmaceuticals Inc. is...
11/13/2024
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News
11/08/2024
The Minnesota Department of Health recently expanded its viral genomic surveillance program expanded to include human respiratory syncytial virus to track genetic diversity and investigate viral circulation dynamics using whole-genome...
The Minnesota Department of Health recently expanded its viral genomic surveillance program expanded to include human respiratory syncytial virus to track genetic diversity and investigate viral circulation dynamics using whole-genome...
The Minnesota Department of...
11/08/2024
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News
11/06/2024
Multiple lots of cinacalcet tablets from Accord Healthcare Inc. and Dr Reddy’s Laboratories have been recalled due to the presence of an N-nitroso cinacalcet impurity above the acceptable daily intake limit, with potential health consequences...
Multiple lots of cinacalcet tablets from Accord Healthcare Inc. and Dr Reddy’s Laboratories have been recalled due to the presence of an N-nitroso cinacalcet impurity above the acceptable daily intake limit, with potential health consequences...
Multiple lots of cinacalcet...
11/06/2024
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11/06/2024
BLI International Inc. recalls superpotent chlorpheniramine maleate tablets with potential for serious harm.
BLI International Inc. recalls superpotent chlorpheniramine maleate tablets with potential for serious harm.
BLI International Inc. recalls...
11/06/2024
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12/05/2023
How many people experience opioid use disorder (OUD) globally?
How many people experience opioid use disorder (OUD) globally?
How many people experience...
12/05/2023
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12/01/2023
True or False: The DOJ’s Health Care Fraud Strike Force, operating since March 2007, has charged more than 5000 defendants who collectively billed federal health care programs and private insurance companies close to $28 billion.
True or False: The DOJ’s Health Care Fraud Strike Force, operating since March 2007, has charged more than 5000 defendants who collectively billed federal health care programs and private insurance companies close to $28 billion.
True or False: The DOJ’s Health...
12/01/2023
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11/22/2023
True or False: Opioids are effective long-term pain medications.
True or False: Opioids are effective long-term pain medications.
True or False: Opioids are...
11/22/2023
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Correlation Between Opioid Overdoses With Alcohol, Benzodiazepine Use
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05/13/2020
Marco Tori, MD, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, discusses why alcohol and benzodiazepine co-involvement was common among opioid overdose-related deaths.
Marco Tori, MD, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, discusses why alcohol and benzodiazepine co-involvement was common among opioid overdose-related deaths.
Marco Tori, MD, Department of...
05/13/2020
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11/19/2024
True or False: Patients with MS have a higher rate of amyloid pathology compared to control subjects.
True or False: Patients with MS have a higher rate of amyloid pathology compared to control subjects.
True or False: Patients with MS...
11/19/2024
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10/22/2024
True or False: Among patients with MS, amyloid plaque accumulation in the brain was more likely in those with a typical MS history.
True or False: Among patients with MS, amyloid plaque accumulation in the brain was more likely in those with a typical MS history.
True or False: Among patients...
10/22/2024
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10/21/2024
True or False: Lecanemab-IRMB (Leqembi™) is the second Alzheimer drug that has affected the course of the disease successfully in phase 3, had a low side effect profile and then got full FDA approval.
True or False: Lecanemab-IRMB (Leqembi™) is the second Alzheimer drug that has affected the course of the disease successfully in phase 3, had a low side effect profile and then got full FDA approval.
True or False: Lecanemab-IRMB...
10/21/2024
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10/03/2024
True or False: Patients with a typical multiple sclerosis (MS) history are more likely to accumulate amyloid plaques in the brain compared to those with atypical presentations.
True or False: Patients with a typical multiple sclerosis (MS) history are more likely to accumulate amyloid plaques in the brain compared to those with atypical presentations.
True or False: Patients with a...
10/03/2024
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09/26/2024
Which significant difference between donanemab and lecanemab was mentioned in the Phase III TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 study?
Which significant difference between donanemab and lecanemab was mentioned in the Phase III TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 study?
Which significant difference...
09/26/2024
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09/26/2024
What does ARIA-E stand for in Alzheimer disease treatment?
What does ARIA-E stand for in Alzheimer disease treatment?
What does ARIA-E stand for in...
09/26/2024
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09/20/2024
True or False: A potential side effect noted in treating Alzheimer disease with lecanemab-IRMB is amyloid-related imaging abnormality type H (ARIA-H).
True or False: A potential side effect noted in treating Alzheimer disease with lecanemab-IRMB is amyloid-related imaging abnormality type H (ARIA-H).
True or False: A potential side...
09/20/2024
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09/18/2024
True or False: Amyloid plaque levels begin to rise again within 1 year of donanemab treatment.
True or False: Amyloid plaque levels begin to rise again within 1 year of donanemab treatment.
True or False: Amyloid plaque...
09/18/2024
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09/12/2024
Quiz: According to findings from the Phase III TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 study, upon which the FDA approval of donanemab is based, what percentage of patients were able to discontinue the drug within a year?
Quiz: According to findings from the Phase III TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 study, upon which the FDA approval of donanemab is based, what percentage of patients were able to discontinue the drug within a year?
Quiz: According to findings from...
09/12/2024
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08/27/2024
True or False: Lecanemab is the first Alzheimer's drug to successfully affect the course of the disease in phase 3 trials and receive full FDA approval.
True or False: Lecanemab is the first Alzheimer's drug to successfully affect the course of the disease in phase 3 trials and receive full FDA approval.
True or False: Lecanemab is the...
08/27/2024
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