Sentences with phrase «opioid medications differently»

While this approach works well in most cases, it is necessary to view regulatory oversight of opioid medications differently from that of other drugs, because these medications can have a number of consequences not only at the individual level but also at the household and societal levels.

Not exact matches

«In adults, we know that at least 50 percent of one's risk for opioid dependence is genetic, which is why it would make sense that infants respond differently to opioid medication exposure,» said Elisha Wachman, MD, a neonatologist at BMC and who served as the study's lead author.

In educating yourself on pain medications for your pets, keep in mind that different types of medications, such as NSAIDs, opioids, and steroids, for example, each work on pain differently in the body, whether it's a human body, a dog body or a cat body.