Hospital Pharmacist's Letter

Article: Use Morphine Over Codeine if an Opioid is Needed to Treat Pediatric Pain November 2016

Commentary: Kratom November 2016

Article: Try to Titrate Off Benzos and Opioids to Avoid Discharging Patients on Both October 2016

Other: Safety Concerns When Combining Opioids With Benzodiazepines October 2016

Article: Use Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs to Help Prevent Opioid Misuse September 2016

Chart: Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs September 2016

PL Voices: Enhancing Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment September 2016

Article: Help Dispel Common Myths About Out of Hospital Naloxone Use August 2016

Article: Expect to Use Higher Opioid Doses to Treat Acute Pain in Probuphine Patients August 2016

Article: Don't Use a Mg-to-Mg Conversion When Converting from Xtampza ER to Oxycontin July 2016

Article: Verify Strength and Application Directions For Lidocaine Patches June 2016

Article: Use a Multi-Modal Approach to Treat Post-Operative Pain May 2016

Article: Don't Use Methadone to Treat Acute Pain April 2016

FAQ: Methadone for Pain: Focus on Safety April 2016

Article: Don't Jump to Belbuca Before Non-Opioids for Chronic Pain February 2016