Opioid
Despite intervention, most women still prescribed opioids after cesarean delivery

Despite the implementation of protocols to reduce opioid prescriptions during hospitalizations, approximately 90% of women who underwent cesarean delivery and did not use opioids in the hospital were discharged with an opioid prescription, according to findings from two related studies presented at Anesthesiology 2019.
Eosinophilic esophagitis sees advancements in treatment, diagnostics: top stories in gastroenterology
Two advancements in eosinophilic esophagitis — the success of the biologic therapy Dupixent in reducing symptoms and improving quality-of life, and the accuracy of a minimally invasive diagnostic test in distinguishing active vs. inactive disease — were among the stop stories in gastroenterology last week.
Prescription opioid use linked to higher mortality risk for patients with reduced kidney function
FDA, DEA clamp down on ‘rogue’ opioid website operators
Most people consider medical marijuana safe for pain despite limited research
Opioid, benzodiazepine coprescription slightly declines after boxed warning
Postoperative opioid prescription fill rate 7 times higher in US, Canada vs. Sweden
‘Progress being made’ in opioid epidemic, CDC says
Comprehensive prescription drug monitoring program mandates reduce opioid prescribing in hospitals

State mandates that require both prescribers and dispensers to enter and use prescription drug monitoring programs led to greater reductions in opioid prescriptions and opioid-related hospital use compared with states that had less strict or no mandates, according to a study published in Health Affairs.