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View article: Urine Drug Testing Among Patients Prescribed Long-Term Opioid Therapy: Patient and Clinician Factors
Urine Drug Testing Among Patients Prescribed Long-Term Opioid Therapy: Patient and Clinician Factors Open
UDT was relatively infrequent in patients prescribed LTOT and associated with patient factors not known to confer greater opioid-related risk, such as race. In addition, there was significant clinician-driven variation in UDT. Given the un…
View article: Urine Drug Testing in Patients Prescribed Long-Term Opioid Therapy: Associations with Patient and Prescriber Factors
Urine Drug Testing in Patients Prescribed Long-Term Opioid Therapy: Associations with Patient and Prescriber Factors Open
CONTEXT: National guidelines recommend that patients with chronic non-cancer pain prescribed long-term opioid therapy (LTOT) undergo periodic urine drug testing (UDT), yet little evidence supports the utility of this approach. Given the wi…
View article: <i>Amanita phalloides</i>Mushroom Poisonings — Northern California, December 2016
<i>Amanita phalloides</i>Mushroom Poisonings — Northern California, December 2016 Open
Amanita phalloides, colloquially known as the "death cap," belongs to the Phalloideae section of the Amanita family of mushrooms and is responsible for most deaths following ingestion of foraged mushrooms worldwide (1). On November 28, 201…
View article: Fatal Fentanyl: One Pill Can Kill
Fatal Fentanyl: One Pill Can Kill Open
Objective The current national opioid epidemic is a public health emergency. We have identified an outbreak of exaggerated opioid toxicity caused by fentanyl adulterated tablets purchased on the street as hydrocodone/acetaminophen. Methods…