Medication Safety News Posts
Poll Finds Clinicians and Patients Do Not Discuss How to Handle Leftover Pills
An important pillar to reducing abuse of opioids is safe and proper disposal of unused medication. MedPage Today recently reported that most older adults and clinicians do not discuss what should be done with leftover prescribed pain medication, according to...
The Opioid Crisis: Upcoming CMS Opportunities to Learn and Collaborate
Reminder: You are invited - CMS Town Hall Meeting The Opioid Epidemic: Approaches to Adolescents and Honored Elders ....highlighting the importance of collaboration among clinicians and community members to address the opioid crisis Thursday, September 6, 2018 12:00 -...
Study Finds that Physicians Notified of Overdose Deaths of their Patients from Opioids, Prescribe Less
Recently the San Diego County medical examiner’s office addressed letters directly to the doctor of patients who died from an opioid prescription overdose. Its contents were intended to focus the physician the opioid crisis taking place in America and his or her...
Nebraska Antimicrobial Stewardship Summit; Recorded Presentations Available
The First Annual Nebraska Antimicrobial Stewardship Summit was held on June 1, 2018 at the Embassy Suites in LaVista, Nebraska. Nearly 270 healthcare professionals from Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and South Dakota were in attendance. Several of the...
CMS Town Hall Meeting: The Opioid Epidemic
You are invited - CMS Town Hall Meeting The Opioid Epidemic: Approaches to Adolescents and Honored Elders ....highlighting the importance of collaboration among clinicians and community members to address the opioid crisis Thursday, September 6, 2018 12:00 - 5:00 p.m....
Good Bacteria versus Bad Bacteria: Value a Healthy Microbiome
The human body needs both good and bad bacteria to defend against illness and maintain health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investing in projects to further understand the impact of antibiotics on this community of naturally-occurring germs...
Nebraska Leads the Country in Innovative Approach to Medication Reconciliation and Opioid Safety
Like most of the country, Nebraska providers over-prescribe opioids. The CDC Prescription Drug Overdose Web site reports that Nebraska providers are writing 72-82.1 opioid prescriptions for every 100 persons in the state. In addition, an analysis of data gathered by...
Endangered Prescriptions: Preventing the Growth of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Penicillin was the first commercialized antibiotic and was hailed as a “miracle drug.” Antibiotics are now in danger of losing their effectiveness. Along with being the most commonly prescribed drugs in human medicine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Pharmaceutical Companies Decrease Marketing Dollars for Opioid Use
Recent public attention has caused makers of opioids to decrease marketing dollars spent to promote their use to physicians. Pharmaceutical company payments to physicians related to opioid drugs decreased significantly in 2016 from the year before according to...
Addressing the Opioid Crisis – The REACH OUT Act
On June 19, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5796, the REACH OUT Act by unanimous consent. This bipartisan legislation introduced by Congressmen Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), and Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), accesses the nation’s Quality...
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