The Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has posted the draft report for the systematic review on Comparative Effectiveness of Analgesics to Reduce Acute Pain in the [...]
Vanila M. Singh, MD MACM, Chairperson of the HHS Pain Management Inter-Agency Task Force, is interviewed about the task force's recommendations for treating acute and chronic pain.Full story.
An Oregon committee has abandoned a controversial proposal that would have expanded treatment options for chronic pain patients under the Oregon Health Plan, but would have forced many to reduce dosages or discontinue prescription opioids. The [...]
Association of American Medical Colleges President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, issued a statement about the Opioid Workforce Act of 2019 (H.R. 2439), which was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and would [...]
FDA is seeking public input on the clinical utility and safety concerns associated with the higher range of opioid analgesic dosing (both in terms of higher strength products and higher daily doses) in the outpatient [...]
Sagent Pharmaceuticals, announced the voluntary nationwide recall of Lot Number M813513 of Ketorolac Tromethamine Injection, USP, 60mg/2mL (30mg per mL). This product was manufactured by Zydus (Cadila Healthcare Limited) and distributed by Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [...]
Earlier this year, a consensus panel report addressing the challenges of implementing the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain was published in Pain Medicine. The report, authored by a multidisciplinary panel convened by [...]
Alvogen, Inc. is voluntarily recalling two lots of Fentanyl Transdermal System 12 mcg/h transdermal patches to the consumer level. A small number of cartons labeled 12 mcg/h Fentanyl Transdermal System patches contained 50 mcg/h patches. [...]
As one of the organizations in the AMA Opioid Taskforce, AAPM is working with the American Medical Association (AMA) to gather information on barriers to treatment. AAPM and the AMA request 10-15 minutes of your [...]
The American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Hematology, and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® received a letter from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) clarifying the CDC Guideline for Prescribing [...]
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