Children born to greater socioeconomic backgrounds are significantly more likely to be prescribed opioids, according to research presented during the American Academy of Pediatrics 2024 National Conference & […]
Between 2018 and 2020, Australia implemented policy changes to improve the quality and safety of opioid prescribing, with a specific focus on oxycodone. A new study led by […]
Patients who undergo total hip (THA) and total knee replacement surgery (TKA) can successfully reduce opioid doses before surgery with support from a pharmacy-led intervention, according to a […]
Patients are “crying out” for help with opioid dose reduction according to evidence gathered during the OpioidHALT study and the impressive results have led to funding of $1.5 […]
The results of the OpioidHALT pilot study show that 90% of patients reduced their opioid doses by at least 50% compared with 17% in the control group and […]
The OpioidHALT intervention is tailored to the needs of individual patients and evaluated for safety by a pain specialist. Shared decision-making, with the patient, is an important feature […]
Opioid doses can be successfully reduced by a pharmacy-led intervention, according to a randomised study led by Dr Shania Liu and Dr Jonathan Penm at the University of […]
Pain may be the most prevalent and severe symptom reported by individuals with long Covid, according to a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers. The study, […]
A new scientific review of 148 studies enrolling over 4.3 million adult chronic pain patients treated with prescription opioid painkillers has found that nearly one in ten patients […]
Regular aspirin may help lower risk of colorectal cancer in people with greater lifestyle-related risk factors for the disease, according to a study led by researchers at Mass […]
Prescribing non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to people at high risk of harm from them is estimated to cost the NHS in England around £31 million and cause more […]
According to current understanding, menstrual cramps only happen in cycles in which an egg is released, or an ovulatory cycle. But new research from the University of British […]
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