by admin | Oct 5, 2018 | Health Policy, Opioid Abuse, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, Public Health
Congressional Quarterly reports an 18% reduction in opioid use among Medicare patients in recent years1. This is certainly movement in the right direction – especially considering prescriptions to this population have long been considered a source of diverted opioids....
by admin | Mar 30, 2018 | Opioid Abuse, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic
Companies seek to shift the tide in the battle against Opioid addition by merging HSR’s AI-tech with myMAR’s caregiver-focused online portal. The Opioid epidemic is ravaging our country, hitting our nation so hard, that it alone has lowered life expectancy in the...
by admin | Feb 12, 2018 | Opioid Abuse, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, Pain Management, Public Health
Purdue Pharma LP has announced an end to its practice of pressuring physicians to write prescriptions of OxyContin – a market leading opioid pain killer. Purdue’s move, as reported in Friday’s Wall Street Journal article, “Purdue Pharma to Stop Promoting OxyContin to...
by admin | Jan 30, 2018 | Clinical Trials, Health Data, Opioid Abuse, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, Pain Management
Fight Fire with Fire is certainly and age-old adage. And Philadelphia’s plan to open up
by admin | Oct 23, 2017 | Health Policy, Opioid Abuse, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, Uncategorized
HSR CMO Ram Peruvemba, MD, a board-certified Anesthesiologist and Pain Management physician, is serving as a Maryland Delegate to the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) currently taking place at the Boston Convention and...
by admin | Sep 24, 2017 | Health Policy, Opioid Abuse, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, Pain Management, Public Health
Last week, CVS Health announced it will limit the duration and dosage of opioid pain killers to certain individuals. HSR commends CVS Health for taking action towards addressing the Opioid Crisis in the United States. However, we caution that simply limiting access to...
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