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Naloxone prescription available to entire state: Treating opioid epidemic

Pennsylvania physicians take the lead in fighting opioid epidemic by making lifesaving overdose reversal drug, naloxone, available to all residents. State officials identify 3 next steps.

Overdose Epidemic
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Putting patient at the center of pain management: Fighting opioid crisis

When it comes to the comprehensive management for chronic pain, recognize that patients with a history of alcoholism or substance use disorder are at higher risk for abuse, and should be managed very carefully.

Overdose Epidemic
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New naloxone product could save thousands of lives

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a nasal spray version of naloxone—the medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and save thousands of lives by restoring breathing and preventing death. The approval marks another gain in the effort to curb the opioid overdose epidemic.

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AMA applauds FDA for approving naloxone product to prevent overdoses

The AMA praises the FDA for approving the nasal spray version of naloxone, a medication that can reverse effects of an opioid overdose by restoring breathing.

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As opioid use disorders increase, physicians offer solutions

As the opioid epidemic remains a devastating issue for patients and their families, a study published Tuesday in JAMA highlights the need to enhance access to treatment to curb the rising toll opioid use disorders are taking on the country.

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It's about saving lives: Increasing access to naloxone

Increased access to naloxone, prescription drug monitoring programs, and enhanced education are among the tools physicians must regularly use available to fight the prescription opioid and heroin overdose epidemic our nationa faces. It’s about saving lives.

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Prevent opioid overdose: CME module explains how

Learn how to prevent opioid overdose through patient education and the overdose reversal drug naloxone by participating in a free continuing medical education (CME) online activity.

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New FDA approval expected to reduce opioid overdose deaths

Approval granted Thursday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a user-friendly opioid overdose antidote could help curb the growing public health crisis of U.S. overdose deaths.

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State, federal bills take on opioid overdose deaths with reversal drug

Legislation to increase access to the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone is moving forward around the country, on the heels of Attorney General Eric Holder’s recent recommendations that first responders should carry the antidote with them.

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