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Low back pain patients with opioid use disorder more likely to get more opioids

One-quarter of Medicare beneficiaries seeking care for acute low back pain received opioid prescriptions, according to 2016 to 2019 data. Patients with opioid use disorder received higher opioid doses and were more likely to be coprescribed gabapentin.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/06/11/4.htm
11 Jun 2024

New UTI treatment, AI sepsis risk calculator approved

This column reviews recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/06/fda.htm
1 Jun 2024

Coadministration of antidepressants, certain opioids linked to adverse events in nursing home patients

Older nursing home patients who received both CYP2D6-metabolized opioids and CYP2D6-inhibiting antidepressants were at higher risk for worsening pain, pain-related hospitalization, pain-related ED visits, and opioid use disorder in a recent study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/07/23/1.htm
23 Jul 2024

Stamping out STIs

Combating sexually transmitted infections (STIs) involves recognizing disparities, addressing the stigma that surrounds sexual health care, and viewing testing and treatment as a comprehensive care package rather than individual concerns, experts said.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/10/stamping-out-stis.htm
1 Oct 2024

CNS polypharmacy common in older U.S. adults with dementia

A cohort study found that 14.3% of Medicare beneficiaries with dementia were prescribed three or more medications affecting the central nervous system (CNS), often by a single primary care clinician.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/11/12/5.htm
12 Nov 2024

Seeking clarity for opioid prescribing

Doctors continue to be frustrated by their patients' chronic pain problems, due to a lack of evidence on opioids' long-term effectiveness and strong evidence of potential harms.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/04/opioids.htm
1 Apr 2015

Patients with OUD less likely to stop methadone than buprenorphine/naloxone

Results were consistent after fentanyl became present in the population and across a range of subgroup and sensitivity analyses.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/10/22/4.htm
22 Oct 2024

Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives

ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, I.M. Matters Weekly from ACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/11/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Nov 2024

Drug screens early during treatment for OUD predict risk of return to opioid use

Patients whose urine drug screens in the three weeks after beginning treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) were negative for opioids had a 13% risk of returning to opioid use compared with 85% for those with three weeks of opioid-positive or missing results.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/10/10/2.htm
10 Oct 2023

MKSAP Quiz: 3-year history of pain in muscles, joints

A 47-year-old woman is evaluated for a 3-year history of pain in all of her muscles and joints. She is a commercial truck driver. Her sleep is poor, and she awakens unrefreshed. She completes a fibromyalgia diagnostic questionnaire and meets the criteria for fibromyalgia. She has anxiety and depression. Following a physical exam and lab results, what is the most appropriate treatment?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/04/02/3.htm
2 Apr 2024

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