Immediate postpartum opioid administration not associated with adverse infant outcomes
1. No association was found between maternal opioid treatment in the immediate postpartum period and adverse outcomes in infants after ...
Tag: opioids
Recommendations for opioid use in the management of chronic pain
1. Opioid therapy for the management of chronic non-cancer pain is not recommended according to new guidelines from the United ...
Reinfection with hepatitis C virus is highest immediately after treatment in patients on opioid agonist therapy
1. Reinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) was highest in the first 24 weeks after treatment completion in persons receiving ...
Prenatal exposure to opioids and its potential associations with subsequent academic performance
1. Any exposure to opioid analgesics prenatally was not associated with differences in scholastic performance at the fifth-grade level, compared ...
#VisualAbstract: Only one quarter of benzodiazepine prescriptions in youth are for approved indication
1. This cohort study analyzed health care claims from 2008-2019 and found that benzodiazepine prescribing in adolescents and young adults ...
Steep decline in post-operative opioid prescriptions for common pediatric surgeries
1. Analysis of over 124,000 patients undergoing common pediatric surgical procedures from 2014-2019 identified noteworthy decreases in the likelihood of receiving ...
Maternal substance use may increase risk of childhood Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
1. Substance use in the prenatal period may be associated with an increased risk of an Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ...
Only one quarter of benzodiazepine prescriptions in youth are for approved indication
1. This cohort study analyzed health care claims from 2008-2019 and found that benzodiazepine prescribing in adolescents and young adults ...
Prescription of tramadol is associated with higher rates of adverse clinical outcomes compared to codeine in patients with chronic, noncancer pain
1. A retrospective, population-based cohort study found that tramadol prescription was significantly associated with all-cause mortality, cardiovascular events, and fractures ...