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Cannabis for sleep: Short-term benefit, long-term disruption?
“This suggests that while cannabis may improve overall sleep, it’s also possible that there is a tolerance that develops with either very frequent...
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FDA committee rejects oxycodegol, new opioid designed for less abuse
A novel opioid molecule designed to have less abuse potential with slower CNS entry received a unanimous FDA committee turn down.
FDA/CDC
FDA okays ubrogepant for acute migraine treatment
ACHIEVE I and ACHIEVE II demonstrate efficacy.
Conference Coverage
In addiction, abusive partners can wreak havoc
SAN DIEGO – Strategies of abusive partners include sabotaging and discrediting their partners’ attempts at recovery, Dr. Carole Warshaw said.
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Addiction specialists: Cannabis policies should go up in smoke
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New opioid recommendations: Pain from most dermatologic procedures should be managed with acetaminophen, ibuprofen
Just 21 of 87 procedures might require a limited opioid prescription at discharge.
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Survey: Cancer-related pain, opioid use up since 2018
Almost half of patients with cancer did not use anything to manage related symptoms, according to an ASCO poll.
Conference Coverage
OA management guidelines forgo treatment hierarchy or order but emphasize severity, patient risk factors
ATLANTA – “For any individual patient, a single option may be chosen at a particular time point, perhaps with or without other options, and may be...
Conference Coverage
Depression linked to persistent opioid use after hysterectomy
VANCOUVER – Women with preoperative depression were more likely to have a comorbid pain disorder, compared with...
Conference Coverage
Children may develop prolonged headache after concussion
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Headache after pediatric concussion may present as migraine, chronic daily headache, tension-type...