Pain and fatigue of osteoarthritis peaks in morning after a poor night’s sleep
Pain and fatigue are common companions of adult osteoarthritis, but a bad night’s sleep may further compound the problems, investigators said.
Pain Management
Congressional opioid efforts targeting Medicare, limits on new prescriptions
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Tuesday that would set a three-day initial prescribing limit on opioids for acute pain and increase recovery services and availability for addicts.
Pain management convention to be held in Louisville
The American Society for Pain Management Nurses is preparing for their annual conference, which this year has the theme of “Unbridled Spirit: Achieving Safe, Quality Outcomes in Pain Management.”
Opioid overdose antidote sparks discussion
Therapeutic opioid use for chronic pain is a particularly challenging issue for both physicians and patients.
Pain driving many back into hospital, CMS study shows
About 23% of skilled nursing patients return to the hospital within 30 days of discharge due to moderate or severe pain, a recent study from the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services shows.
A new kind of holy water
We found long ago that movement in warm water is the perfect solution for those suffering from pain. While in the water, patients can stretch and move pain-free in its soothing warmth.
Pharmacists object to further restrictions for hydrocodone combination products
Hydrocodone combination products such as Vicodin will now be in the same, more-restrictive category as OxyContin and fentanyl under the Controlled Substances Act, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced Thursday.
Also in the news for June 5, 2014 . . .
New LTC pain management quality measures submitted … CMS ‘provider relations coordinator’ created to take questions on Medicare reviews … Few docs discuss end-of-life care with heart failure patients … Poor sleep leads to Alzheimer’s?
Drug agency officially proposes to restrict access to hydrocodone medications
The federal government is on the verge of tightening access to Vicodin and similar types of painkillers by moving the drugs from Schedule III to Schedule II classification. Long-term care providers have protested this change, saying it will make it more difficult to manage residents’ pain.
What’s your load? How nurses can lighten med usage
The US Food and Drug Administration recently requested that practitioners stop prescribing combination prescription pain medications that have more than 325 mg of acetaminophen per tablet, capsule, etc., due to the risk of liver damage. This is a good thing.
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