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Fentanyl commonly prescribed with other opioids: GP data alert

30th September 2021

Almost half of GP patients prescribed fentanyl have been prescribed other opioids on the same day despite the risk of…

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'Like a crash diet': Why tapering opioids can go wrong

20th September 2021

A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association last month highlighted the potential pitfalls of tapering…

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Medicinal cannabis 'worth trialling for chronic pain'

13th September 2021

Evidence supports doctors offering a trial of non-inhaled medicinal cannabis or cannabinoids for the treatment of chronic…

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Specialist Updates Gastroenterology

Simple manoeuvre 'curbs pain on coughing' post-surgery

24th August 2021

The pain of coughing after abdominal surgery can be reduced using a bilateral flank compression manoeuvre, say the Japanese…

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Initiating triple therapy in a patient with work-related asthma/COPD: case study

12th October 2021

Case study: meet Nathan who has severe breathlessness

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Rapid tapering of opioids linked to overdose, suicidality

23rd August 2021

Weaning patients off long-term high-dose opioids can increase their risk of overdose, depression and suicide, a large US…

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More than 1 in 3 pain patients ask doctors about cannabis

16th August 2021

More than a third of chronic pain patients have asked a GP about medical cannabis as a treatment option, but many say they…

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Spike in opioid scripts 'driving up deaths'

12th August 2021

The number of patients being prescribed opioids has risen 11-fold in the past two decades, but high-dose scripts have…

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