Sentences with phrase «without opioid prescriptions»
«Opioid - related hospitalizations rising in Medicare patients without opioid prescriptions.»
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More providers will be trained and authorized to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication that treats opioid analgesics use, and pharmacies across the city will offer naloxone, which can reverse the effects of opioid overdose, without a prescription.
The uninsured and those without prescription coverage can already receive naloxone for free through the state's opioid overdose prevention programs.
That package includes bills allowing people needing substance abuse treatment to immediately access inpatient services without waiting for insurance company authorization, and a seven - day supply limit on opioid prescriptions.
Making this drug available without a prescription is critical to combating the rise in opioid related deaths.»
Relieving pain was the most commonly cited reason for people's most recent episode of misuse — for 66 percent of those reporting misuse, such as using without a prescription, and nearly 49 percent of those with opioid dependence or abuse.
«However, we also observed a 24 percent increase in opioid - related hospitalizations in Medicare patients without documented opioid prescriptions, which may represent an increase in illegal use.»
Resolved charges against physician accused of criminal drug distribution for the prescription of opioids to chronic pain patients without any prison sentence.
Without that money, the U.S. can't stem the tide of the opioid epidemic, says Chrissie Juliano, director of the Big Cities Health Coalition, because it is used for programs designed to prevent opioid addiction, such as prescription drug monitoring.