People with opioid use disorder are not receiving life-saving medication Isra Zaman5 Aug 2022 9:30 AM ISTWhile the opioid overdose and death epidemic continues to worsen across the United States, medications such as methadone, buprenorphine, and...
Low-cost ultraviolet light spectrometer may detect altered take-home doses of methadone in OUD Medical Dialogues Editorial Team12 May 2022 7:00 PM ISTMethadone is a controlled medicine that is efficient in controlling opioid use disorder; nevertheless, take-home methadone diversion is possible and...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy shows promise for treatment of opioid addiction Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 April 2022 10:45 PM ISTSPOKANE: Wash-Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may help people being treated for opioid addiction reduce their methadone dose and better manage pain and...
Methadone most effective medication-assisted treatment for opioid-use disorder Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTCLEVELAND- Medications for opioid-use disorder (OUD) are associated with lower death rates and improved quality of life for people in recovery.A new...
Treatment with buprenorphine linked to reduced opioid use: Study Medha Baranwal12 Jun 2021 9:45 AM ISTUSA: Treatment with buprenorphine-naloxone versus methadone results in a greater reduction of opioid use among adults with mental disorders and...
Methadone and ketamine combo effective for pain control after spinal surgery: Study Medha Baranwal12 April 2021 8:15 AM ISTUSA: Perioperative administration of a combination of methadone and ketamine improves postoperative analgesia and reduces opioid need in patients who...
Doctor gets 9 years jail sentence for Health care Fraud Medical Dialogues Bureau11 May 2019 10:30 AM ISTThe doctor admitted that he committed health care fraud because he knew these unlawful prescriptions would be submitted to federal health...
Fighting Opioid Addiction: AIIMS launches mobile methadone vans to take treatment to inner city neighbourhoods Medical Dialogues Bureau23 March 2019 2:04 PM ISTAIIMS mobile methadone dispensing unit plans to bridge this gap and improve retention of patients into treatment enabling them to work and lead a...
California doctor convicted of murder by over-prescription Meghna A Singhania1 Nov 2015 12:17 PM ISTA Southern California doctor was found guilty of murder on Friday for over-prescribing drugs that caused the fatal overdose of three patients, in a...
