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CDC warns against misuse of opioid-prescribing guideline
April 24, 2019
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are advising against misapplication of the agency’s guideline on opioid prescribing.
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FDA approves generic naloxone spray for opioid overdose treatment
April 19, 2019
The agency said the naloxone nasal spray does not need assembly and can be used by anyone, regardless of medical training.
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Poor response to statins hikes risk of cardiovascular events
April 17, 2019
Patients with better outcomes were more likely to have initiated therapy with a more potent drug.
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FDA to expand opioid labeling with instructions on proper tapering
April 10, 2019
The label changes are intended to be used when both the clinician and patient have agreed to reduce the opioid dosage.
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Delaying antibiotics in elderly with UTI linked to higher sepsis, death rates
February 28, 2019
Older patients who were prescribed antibiotics immediately after a UTI diagnosis had the best outcomes in a large study.
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Prescribed opioids increase pneumonia risk in patients with, without HIV
January 23, 2019
Community-acquired pneumonia risk was greatest with higher doses and immunosuppressive opioids.
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More than 23% of antibiotic fills deemed unnecessary
January 16, 2019
Study shows “unacceptable scale of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in the United States.”
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AHA: Statins associated with high degree of safety
December 10, 2018
Rumors of statins’ adverse side effects are greatly exaggerated.
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Confirmed: Growth in overdose deaths is exponential
September 20, 2018
Opioid epidemic appears to be “the most recent manifestation of a more fundamental, longer-term process.”
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CDC: 2017 worst year yet for drug overdoses
August 17, 2018
Deaths tied to synthetic opioids climbed faster than any other drug class.
