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FDA Uncovers Errors in Opioid Database The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has identified potentially serious errors in a database of opioid sales maintained by IQVIA – a private company that provides data to the federal government on the volume of drugs sold by manufacturers and wholesalers to pharmacies and hospitals. The FDA said the […]
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www.edsinfo.wordpress.com/2018/05/15/the-lethal-success-of-pain-pill-restrictions/ In a speech on Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the Justice Department is striving to “bring down” both “opioid prescriptions” and “overdose deaths.” A study published the following day suggests those two goals may be at odds with each other, highlighting the potentially perverse consequences of trying to stop people from getting the drugs […]
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http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/special-report-the-other-side-of-the-opioid-epidemic/1164359700 We often hear about the opioid epidemic from the perspective of those who are addicted But what about the other side of the coin, people who use prescription opioids as a means of treating chronic pain? Jennifer Bowersock lives her life day to day. “I am never out of pain, I am in pain […]
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https://www.medpagetoday.com/resource-centers/contemporary-fibromyalgia-approaches/fibromyalgia-brain-signature/884 Fibromyalgia currently lacks a clear-cut, objective method to confirm its diagnosis, complicating clinicians’ jobs and frustrating patients. However, researchers may be getting much closer to identifying neurophysiological markers that are diagnostic of fibromyalgia. Patients with fibromyalgia experience widespread pain, altered cognition, fatigue, and sleep dysfunction. On top of these burdensome symptoms, it often takes […]
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www.fibrowomen.com/fda-warns-about-dangers-of-epidural-steroid-injections-for-back-pain/ The Food and Drug Administration has just issued what’s called a “Medwatch Alert” warning that Epidural steroid injections or “ESIs” for back and neck pain can be extremely dangerous. The alert says: “Injection of corticosteroids into the epidural space of the spine may result in rare but serious adverse events, including loss of vision, stroke, paralysis, […]
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