Tag Archives: Prescribing

Opioid Prescribing is Still High and Varies from County to County March 5th, 2024Mary Lane

Opioid Prescribing is Still High and Varies from County to County

March 5, 2024News & UpdatesCounty, from, high, Opioid, Prescribing, Still, variesMary Lane

There has been an overall decline in the amount of opioids prescribed in the United States. But the amount is still extremely high, with the amount of prescribed opioids in 2015 approximately three times higher than the amount in 1999.

Opioid prescribing is still high and varies widely throughout the U.S. – Press Release March 1st, 2024Sara Rodriguez

Opioid prescribing is still high and varies widely throughout the U.S. – Press Release

March 1, 2024News & Updateshigh, Opioid, Prescribing, Press, Release, Still, throughout, U.S., varies, WidelySara Rodriguez

The amount of opioids prescribed in the United States peaked in 2010 and then decreased each year through 2015, but remains at high levels and varies from county to county in the U.S.,

CDC Encourages Safe Antibiotic Prescribing and Use – Press Release November 3rd, 2023Sara Hale

CDC Encourages Safe Antibiotic Prescribing and Use – Press Release

November 3, 2023News & UpdatesAntibiotic, Encourages, Prescribing, Press, Release, SafeSara Hale

Each year, at least 2 million Americans become infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and at least 23,000 people die as a result.

Transcript for Telebriefing: Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Pain November 12th, 2022Jennifer Delgadillo

Transcript for Telebriefing: Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Pain

November 12, 2022News & Updatesclinical, Guidelines, Opioids, Pain, Practice, Prescribing, Telebriefing, Transcript, UpdatedJennifer Delgadillo

Transcript for Telebriefing: Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Pain

CDC Releases UPDATED Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain November 4th, 2022Wilma Johnson

CDC Releases UPDATED Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain

November 4, 2022News & Updatesclinical, guideline, Opioids, Pain, Practice, Prescribing, releases, UpdatedWilma Johnson

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is releasing updated and expanded recommendations for clinicians providing pain care for adult outpatients with short- and long-term pain.

 Federal Register Notice: CDC's updated Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids is now open for public comment  March 21st, 2022Hope Schick

 Federal Register Notice: CDC's updated Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids is now open for public comment 

March 21, 2022News & UpdatesFederal, for public comment , guideline, Notice CDC&#039s updated Clinical, Opioids is now open, Practice, Prescribing, RegisterHope Schick

CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control is in the process of updating the 2016 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. As of today, the draft updated Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids is available for public comment in the Federal Register.

CDC Advises Against Misapplication of the <em>Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain</em> January 5th, 2020Wilma Robinson

CDC Advises Against Misapplication of the <em>Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain</em>

January 5, 2020News & Updates&ltem&gtGuideline, Advises, Against, Chronic, Misapplication, Opioids, Pain&lt/em&gt, PrescribingWilma Robinson

In a new commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), authors of the 2016 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (Guideline) advise against misapplication of the Guideline that can risk patient health and safety.

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – Wide Variation in Naloxone Prescribing August 9th, 2019Linda Thomas

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – Wide Variation in Naloxone Prescribing

August 9, 2019News & UpdatesNaloxone, Prescribing, Report, Signs, Telebriefing, Variation, Vital, WideLinda Thomas

From 2017 to 2018, the number of high-dose opioid prescriptions decreased and naloxone prescriptions increased. However, despite progress, only one naloxone prescription was dispensed for every 70 high-dose opioid prescriptions nationwide.