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FDA issues warning letter for medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder

January 8, 2020

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a warning letter to Alkermes, Inc. due to misbranding on the drug Vivitrol, which is used to prevent opioid…

Guide for using MAT for opioid use disorder

October 14, 2019

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Academy has developed a new resource for healthcare practitioners to aid in treating opioid use disorder (OUD). (more…)

How the opioid epidemic affects women

October 26, 2019

Opioid use disorder (OUD) has become such a prominent topic in today’s society that it’s hard to go one day without hearing news about new death statistics or…

What works: Managing opioid overdose in the community

October 15, 2019

Takeaways: To help reduce the rise in opioid prescriptions, misuse, and overdose, healthcare professionals must improve their pain management knowledge, decrease opioid prescriptions as appropriate, and provide patients…