They noted that the Erie County Medical Society has assisted in creating new treatment guidelines for acute pain and supports mandatory education requirements for physicians on the newer guidelines for how and
when narcotic painkillers should be used.
Not exact matches
For years, Mr. Brownlee and his small team had been building a case that the maker of the
painkiller OxyContin had misled the public
when it claimed the drug was less prone to abuse than competing
narcotics.
He said most cases of damage to the heart occur during the first 24 to 36 hours after surgery,
when patients usually receive
narcotic painkillers that can mask cardiac symptoms.