Combination of buprenorphine and naloxone may be safe for those hospitalized with acute hepatitis A
1. This quantitative study found that buprenorphine/naloxone can be safely administered to patients with acute hepatitis A without increased risk ...
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Altering electronic medical records may increase naloxone prescriptions
1. This quantitative study found that adding an easy way to prescribe opioids within the hospital electronical medical record system ...
Wellness Check: Addictions
2 Minute Medicine is pleased to announce that we are launching Wellness Check, a new series dedicated to exploring new ...
Unit-dose packaging of buprenorphine-naloxone associated with reduced pediatric unintentional exposures
1. Pediatric unintentional opioid exposures decreased by more than 75% following the introduction of child-resistant unit-dose packaging (UDP). 2. More ...
Administering naloxone for opioid overdose reversal in out-of-hospital settings appears to be safe and effective
1. For reversing opioid overdose, intranasal naloxone of a higher concentration (2 mg/mL) seems to have a similar efficacy to ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind April 27 – May 3, 2015
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. Effect ...
