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Medical News Today: Fentanyl: Uses, Effects and Health Risks
This article looks at medical uses for the drug, along with its effects on the body.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Study: Doctors Who Prescribe More Opioids Make More Money
This study suggests that conflicts of interest with the pharmaceutical industry may influence oncologists in high-stakes treatment decisions for patients with cancer,” the authors concluded.
Some studies have looked at whether the amount of money a doctor receives makes a difference. Studies by researchers at Yale University, the George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health and Harvard Medical School have all found that the more money physicians are paid by pharmaceutical companies, the more likely they are to prescribe certain drugs.
Dr. Patrice Harris, a spokeswoman for the American Medical Associ...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - March 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News Local TV opioid crisis opioids Source Type: news
Proof opiates are useful for chronic back pain 'lacking'
Conclusion
This systematic review found no evidence that opioids provide a meaningful effect on chronic non-specific lower back pain.
Opioids are often used as a last resort for people who have not responded to other painkillers. But these results found opioids gave only half the size of the effect that would be needed to make a real difference – about a 10-point score difference, rather than 20.
On the whole, the body of evidence was high quality. A large number of trials where identified, and most were multi-centre trials with good sample sizes carried out in the US, Canada, Australia and Europe. This means the find...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medication Medical practice Neurology Source Type: news
Fentanyl: The dangers of this potent “ man-made ” opioid
As we watch the devastation of the opioid crisis escalate in a rising tide of deaths, a lesser known substance is frequently mentioned: fentanyl. Fentanyl’s relative obscurity was shattered with the well-publicized overdose death of pop star Prince. Previously used only as a pharmaceutical painkiller for crippling pain at the end of life or for surgical procedures, fentanyl is now making headlines as the drug responsible for a growing proportion of overdose deaths.
So what is fentanyl and why is it so dangerous?
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid, meaning it is made in a laboratory but acts on the same receptors in the b...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - August 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sarah Wakeman, MD, FASAM, Medical Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Substance Use Disorder Initiative Tags: Addiction Behavioral Health Brain and cognitive health Pain Management Prevention Source Type: news
‘Search For & Refuse All Deliveries. ’ Amid Trade War, Trump Urges USPS Crackdown on Fentanyl Trafficking From China
With tensions over trade with China escalating, President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is “ordering” the U.S. postal service and express shipping companies to “SEARCH FOR & REFUSE all deliveries of fentanyl,” a deadly synthetic opioid. American officials have long blamed China for the influx of fentanyl and related drugs reaching U.S. borders — sent directly and trafficked via other countries — while federal efforts to limit (if not stop outright) their import have long been underway.
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Source: TIME: Health - August 24, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sanya Mansoor Tags: Uncategorized China Drugs White House Source Type: news
Opioid Antidote Narcan May Soon Be Sold Over the Counter
WASHINGTON — The overdose-reversing drug naloxone should be made available over the counter to aid the national response to the opioid crisis, U.S. health advisers said Wednesday.
The panel of Food and Drug Administration experts voted unanimously in favor of the switch after a full day of presentations and discussions centered on whether untrained users would be able to safely and effectively use the nasal spray in emergency situations.
The positive vote, which is not binding, came despite concerns from some panel members about the drug’s instructions and packaging, which caused confusion among some people in ...
Source: TIME: Health - February 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matthew Perrone/AP Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Fentanyl fear drives police to push for greater power to search mail
A police association is lobbying the federal government to give officers the ability to search mail while it's in transit with Canada Post.
Source: CBC | Health - December 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada Source Type: news
Marijuana Users May Need More Sedation For Medical Procedures
(CNN) — People who regularly use cannabis may need two times the level of sedation required by nonusers when undergoing medical procedures, a small-scale study finds. Fentanyl, midazolam and propofol, three sedation drugs commonly used during endoscopic procedures, were compared in the research.
With “continued increase in legalization and use of cannabis, the field of anesthesia and sedation needs further studies with greater depth,” wrote the authors of the study, published Monday in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
Wider use follows legalization
Marijuana has gained popularity aroun...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - April 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News CNN Marijuana Source Type: news
Medical News Today: New vaccine to curb fentanyl overdose and addiction
An increase in deaths from illegal drug overdose in the US has been linked to synthetic opioids. A new vaccine appears to curb overdose and addiction in users of fentanyl.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
Medical News Today: More than half of fentanyl patch prescription use remains unsafe
Fentanyl patch prescription is safer than in the past, but physicians are still not meeting the safety requirement that patients should already have some opioid tolerance.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pain / Anesthetics Source Type: news
Prince died of accidental overdose of opioid fentanyl, medical examiner says
Toxicology tests for Prince concluded that the entertainer died from an accidental overdose of the opioid fentanyl, according to a report on his death by the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office.
Source: CNN.com - Health - June 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CDC: Painkillers Not Driving Spike in Fatal Opioid Overdoses CDC: Painkillers Not Driving Spike in Fatal Opioid Overdoses
The chief culprits are heroin and illegally manufactured fentanyl, although their use is ' intertwined ' with abuse of prescription opioids such as oxycodone, the CDC reports.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Deputy, EMTs exposed to opioids get medical treatment
A Maryland sheriff's deputy and two emergency medical technicians received treatment for possible heroin and fentanyl exposure after responding to a drug overdose.
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 25, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ketamine Alone Is Best Sedative for Children ' s Emergencies Ketamine Alone Is Best Sedative for Children ' s Emergencies
Ketamine alone was associated with fewer serious adverse events and interventions in children compared with propofol alone or ketamine combined with propofol or fentanyl, a study found.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Emergency Medicine News Source Type: news
Fentanyl in the Cath Lab: Routine but Risky? Fentanyl in the Cath Lab: Routine but Risky?
New data show the potent intravenous opiate weakens the antiplatelet effects of ticagrelor during PCI, challenging its routine and prophylactic use for cardiac catheterization and PCI in the US.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
