The opioid epidemic is one of the most serious challenges this country faces, with far-reaching effects that ripple deep into senior care. By leveraging the expertise and experience of pharmacy partners,...
House Call 2: Managing OIC in a 76-Year-Old Woman—Gastroenterology and Pain Management Perspectives
Sep 16, 2016
Recognize how opioid analgesia affects the gastrointestinal tract and creates risk for opioid-induced constipation (OIC)
Long-term care facilities could collect residents’ unused prescription drugs under new federal...
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 09, 2014
Long-term care facilities will have a role to play in a new prescription drug take-back effort aimed at curbing addiction and abuse, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday.