May 26, 2020
OUD medications are considered to ‘gold standard’ for safe, effective treatment.
January 08, 2020
Frontline caregivers need the most appropriate tools, though access is a challenge.
September 26, 2019
A recent False Claims Act settlement and a healthcare fraud takedown in Texas highlight the need for compliance and vigilance.
September 23, 2019
Physicians and other healthcare providers can help patients manage pain while reducing their likelihood - and opportunity - to become addicted to pain medicine.
August 15, 2019
Primary care physicians can help fight the opioid epidemic by offering medication assisted treatment.
August 02, 2019
In the eyes of the law, prescribing opioids for patients with chronic pain means upholding ethical standards of professional conduct, not following a checklist.
July 04, 2019
A look at how Purdu Pharma marketed OxyCotin.
May 24, 2019
Avoid legal trouble by doing a thorough review of the electronic prescription process, security options, audits and potential loopholes.
February 04, 2019
Lax policies regarding medical records and ordering prescriptions and tests puts physicians-and their practices-at risk of DEA and HIPAA violations.
January 31, 2019
The Medical Board of California has investigated the prescribing practices of about 450 physicians whose patients overdosed on opioids months or even years later.
