FAQs in category "Opioids"


Can chronic opioid use cause endocrinopathies?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2019, 20.4% of adults in the United States (US) suffered from chroni…
How should withdrawal symptoms be managed when discontinuing opioids in opioid-dependent patients?
Opioid withdrawal syndrome encompasses the signs and symptoms that occur as a result of a rapid decrease or cessation of opioids after prol…
What is the Illinois Naloxone Standing Order and how does a patient obtain naloxone from a pharmacy without a prescription? What naloxone dosage forms are available?
Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids.1 In response to the growing opioid crisis, Illinois h…
How does Nucynta® (tapentadol) differ from other opioids when treating chronic, non-cancer pain?
In 2016, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain in an effort t…
What treatments are available for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD)?
Opioid use disorder (OUD), as defined by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), is “a primary, chronic disease of brain reward,…
What guidance is available for tapering long-term opioid analgesics?
In 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a guideline comprised of 12 recommendations on prescribing opioids f…