Life is busy and so are all these writers – 109 papers. This is four months of article updates so a bit overwhelming. Sorry about that. I tried to help by creating some categories, but there are still 35 uncategorized. 26 naloxone papers: 1) Naloxone prescriptions from the emergency department: An initiative in evolution.Read More
PubMed Update June 2016
Summer holiday. A mere 10 articles this month! 1) Community pharmacist knowledge, attitudes and confidence regarding naloxone for overdosereversal. Nielsen S, Menon N, Larney S, Farrell M, Degenhardt L. Addiction. 2016 Jul 1. doi: 10.1111/add.13517. [Epub ahead of print] Comment: Most pharmacists in Australia would provide naloxone, but a minority feel comfortable selecting patients and educating about naloxoneRead More
PubMed Update March 2016
23 this month. 1) Are take-home naloxone programmes effective? Systematic review utilizing application of the Bradford Hill criteria. McDonald R, Strang J. Addiction. 2016 Mar 30. doi: 10.1111/add.13326. [Epub ahead of print] Review. Comments: Take-home naloxone meets all Bradford Hill criteria for causality in reducing opioid overdose mortality. Incidence of fatality among overdoses in the setting ofRead More
PubMed Update November 2015 – January 2016
We have 35 articles for your viewing this time, with apologies for the delay in getting this out. Thanks to Traci Green for offering to help out and for reviewing this post. 1) Management of patients with issues related to opioid safety, efficacy and/or misuse: a case series from an integrated, interdisciplinary clinic. Becker WC, MerlinRead More
PubMed Update June – July 2015
Great stuff this time! 34 in two months. Opioid OverdosePrevention Programs Providing Naloxoneto Laypersons – United States, 2014. Wheeler E, Jones TS, Gilbert MK, Davidson PJ. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Jun 19;64(23):631-5. Comment: The long-awaited sequel to 2010’s blockbuster naloxone MMWR report! 152,283 laypersons trained and 26,463 overdose reversals reported to naloxone programs through 2014.Read More