Older Patients at Risk for Opioid Abuse

Healio reported that one-sixth of patients over the age of 60 were still taking opioid pain medication three to six months after surgery, according to research presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting last month. “While prior research...

Single-Center Analysis of Analgesic Drug Use after TJA

A study published in Arthritis Research & Therapy sought to identify risk factors for the increased use of opioids and other analgesics one year after hip or knee replacement surgery. The single-center study, involving analysis of 13,000 hip and knee replacement...

New Opioid Protocol at Rothman Includes Cannabinoids

After the Rothman Institute in Philadelphia instituted new protocols for pain control, they have decreased opioid prescribing, consumption and refills. According to a report in Orthopedics Today, these new protocols have been in place for a few years now with good...

OrthoCarolina Implements Opioid Protocol

Narcotic prescribing guidelines have been implemented by OrthoCarolina with the goal to reduce the amount of narcotics prescribed following orthopaedic procedures. “These guidelines, which are now in line with protocols mandated by the state of the North Carolina,...

CMS Hosting Opioid Listening Session

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a series of listening sessions related to implementing the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery & Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients & Communities Act of 2018....
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