Oxycodone

The FDA approved RoxyBond 10 mg immediate-release tablet for the management of pain requiring an opioid analgesic for which there are no adequate alternative treatments, according to a press release from the manufacturer.

Patients who started oxycodone while taking fluoxetine or paroxetine were at increased risk for opioid overdose compared with those who were taking other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a cohort study showed.

Opioid-associated ototoxicity, or hearing loss, appears to be an adverse event that can occur with the use of a variety of opioids, according to research published in the Journal of Medical Toxicology.

Default electronic medical record settings for opioid dispense quantities positively influenced prescriptions at ED discharge, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

The Opioid-Prescribing in Dermatology Workgroup determined that 10% of patients or less undergoing 87 common dermatological procedures require postoperative opioid management at discharge.

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.

CHICAGO — At the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Annual Meeting, a presenter said there was significant decrease and cessation in narcotic consumption seen after percutaneous foot and ankle surgery with a multimodal program of analgesia compared with published reports of consumption after open procedures.

Enhanced recovery after surgery, or ERAS, programs may successfully reduce opioid exposure and improve outcomes in women who undergo elective cesarean delivery, according to study results in Obstetrics & Gynecology.