There has been much discussion among healthcare clinicians regarding lack and diminishing availability of opioids fueled by COVID-19 and related…
Sufentanil and Alternative Facts
It’s bad enough that mainstream media and politicians continue to spread false information regarding the opioid epidemic, with key blame…
Methadone Regulation; The Dual Diagnosis of Pain & Addiction
When it comes to prescribing methadone for pain or addiction, an important consideration may lead you that old adage; Which…
Opioid Absorption and Options Following Gastric Bypass Surgery
Please welcome this important guest post by Student Pharmacist Megan A. Gerken, under the direction and mentorship of Dr. Jacqueline Cleary……
So, You Just Had a C-Section–Do You Need Opioids?
Guest Post by Dr. Bob Twillman Earlier this week, I got myself into some very hot water by tweeting a…
Stoned (and not in a good way)
Apparently these days, treating pain requires stones, or does it? See what guest blogger Dr. Morty Fein has top say……
If you are forced to stop opioids…
…without a proper assessment and comprehensive civil discussion with your prescriber, it could be very uncomfortable. I recognize that when…
Addiction, Hotline Bling and the Opioid Thing
No matter where you turn these days, it’s common to find people fixated on their next dose. At family gatherings,…
Stuck on You
Dr. Mortimer Fein joins me today in a treacly duet about opioids while we’re still both mobile enough to dance…
Problems Associated with the Rising Costs of Naloxone and Plausible Solutions
Pending publication in Pharmacy Times Online is the following, hyperlink to come… In the recent New England Journal of Medicine…