by Rick Bunker | Dec 16, 2016 | Featured News
More states urged to mandate physician use of prescription drug monitoring databases As the number of drug overdose deaths linked to prescription painkillers continues to rise, experts are calling on more states to set mandates requiring prescribers to check state...
by Rick Bunker | Dec 14, 2016 | Featured News
The Pennsylvania Board of Osteopathic Medicine refused Wednesday to let Thomas C. Barone, a pain management physician whose prescribing practices were linked to the deaths of four patients, return to his Center City practice. The decision continues a license...
by Rick Bunker | Dec 5, 2016 | Featured News
DEA Ratchets Down Opioid Production The supply of almost every Schedule II opioid manufactured in the United States will be reduced 25% or more in 2017, as required by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The new quota will be sufficient to meet the estimated...
by Rick Bunker | Nov 28, 2016 | Featured News
Drug Monitoring Program Records Significant Drop in Painkiller Prescriptions In the past year, the number of narcotic painkillers prescribed in New Hampshire decreased by more than 13 percent, while cases of suspected “doctor shopping” by patients dropped by nearly...
by Rick Bunker | Sep 29, 2016 | Featured News
Ouch — common painkillers increase your risk of heart failure Yet another common painkiller could possibly kill you. Prescription-strength ibuprofen, naproxen and other anti-inflammatory drugs may raise your risk of heart failure almost 20%, according to a new BMJ...
by Rick Bunker | Sep 29, 2016 | Featured News
Response to the Surgeon General’s Opioid Pledge: It Misses the Point Last week, the Academy of Integrative Pain Management (formerly the American Academy of Pain Management) held its 27th Annual Meeting, educating attendees on a broad range of non-pharmaceutical...
