COVID-19 Pandemic Intensifying Opioid Crisis
AAPM member Halena Gazelka, MD was interviewed by ABC affiliate WXOW-TV in La Crosse, Wisconsin, regarding the effect of COVID-19 on pain patients and an increase in opioid-related deaths. Read more.
FDA Approvals of Opioids Based on Insufficient Efficacy and Safety Data
A new cross-sectional study uncovers shortcomings in pivotal trials supporting new drug applications for opioid analgesics, which range from study design to duration. Read more.
Treating Opioid Misuse Via Mindfulness-Based Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention (MORE-JITAI)
This pilot RCT will examine the preliminary efficacy of a telehealth version of Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) enriched with a smartphone-based just-in-time adaptive intervention (JITAI) for patients with chronic pain on long-term opioid therapy. Read [...]
Intravenous Ibuprofen Reduces Opioids After Orthopedic Trauma
Intravenous (IV) ibuprofen adequately relieved acute pain and minimized opioid use in the first 48 hours after an orthopedic trauma, a trial in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma reported. Full story.
U.S. FDA Approves Athena Bioscience’s New Drug Application (NDA) for QDOLO™ (tramadol hydrochloride) Oral Solution
Athena Bioscience, LLC, a specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved QDOLO™ (tramadol hydrochloride) Oral Solution 5mg/1mL C-IV, an opioid agonist indicated in adults for the management [...]
Opioid Patient Protection Recommendations Accepted For Publication in Mayo Clinic Proceedings
October 1, 2020, CHICAGO, Illinois – A multidisciplinary consensus panel convened by the American Academy of Pain Medicine Foundation has issued new recommendations in Mayo Clinic Proceedings about ensuring patient protections when tapering opioids. The [...]
Chatbots Delivering Psychotherapy Help Decrease Opioid Use After Surgery
Patients who need surgery to fix major bone fractures use fewer opioid pills after their procedure if they're reminded of six "core principles" that include: values, acceptance, present moment awareness, self-as-context, committed action, and diffusion. [...]
Patients Taking Opioids Produce Antibodies That May Hinder Anti-Opioid Vaccine
University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists have discovered that a majority of people they tested who were taking opioid painkillers for chronic back pain produced antibodies against the drugs that may contribute to some of the negative [...]
FDA Approves New Opioid for Intravenous Use in Hospitals, Other Controlled Clinical Settings
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Olinvyk (oliceridine), an opioid agonist for the management of moderate to severe acute pain in adults, where the pain is severe enough to require an intravenous opioid and [...]
CDC Opioid Workgroup Appoints AAPM Members
AAPM members Beth Darnall, PhD, and Mark Wallace, MD, were appointed to the Centers for Disease Control Opioid Workgroup by the Board of Scientific Counselors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center [...]