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July 17th 2025
New research links gabapentin use for back pain to increased dementia risk, especially in middle-aged adults.
Daily Medication Pearl: Bupivacaine and Meloxicam (Zynrelef)
September 1st 2022Zynrelef is indicated in adults for soft tissue or periarticular instillation to produce postsurgical analgesia for up to 72 hours after foot and ankle, small-to-medium open abdominal, and lower extremity total joint arthroplasty surgical procedures.
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Overdose Deaths Increased in Wave 4 of the Opioid Crisis, Coinciding with the COVID-19 Pandemic
August 4th 2022The suggested wave 4 of the opioid crisis saw high opioid-involved overdose death rates in urban counties and high acceleration of overdose deaths in rural counties, indicating that the opioid crisis worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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