ensure opioids are being used in the right patients

June 2014

Teamwork between prescribers and pharmacists will be critical to ensure opioids are being used in the right patients.

We all know that opioid use and abuse have skyrocketed. Now CDC says reducing abuse is one of the top health priorities for 2014.

Use these rules of thumb for proper patient selection.

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Table of Contents

Antithrombotics more ORAL options for preventing blood clots after hip or knee replacement surgery
E-Cigarettes efforts to reduce nicotine toxicity associated with e-cigarettes
Migraine more focus on PREVENTING migraines in kids and teens...especially now that Topamax (topiramate) is approved for ages 12 and up
Women's Health if antidepressants are safe during pregnancy
Women's Health Women often ask how to handle missed doses of an oral contraceptive
Diabetes questions about when and how to use insulin
Infectious Diseases Summer will bring questions about treating swimmer's ear
Med Safety questions about using pillboxes or organizers appropriately
Neurology & Pain ensure opioids are being used in the right patients
Cardiology how to safely use ACEIs or ARBs in patients with chronic kidney disease
Respiratory & Allergy three new sublingual immunotherapy tablets...Grastek, Oralair, and Ragwitek
Delirium more focus on preventing and treating delirium