Articles tagged as: opioid prescriptions
May 31, 2019
How One Hospital Drastically Cut Opioid Prescriptions
Indiana University Health, which has 16 hospitals across the state, is cutting back on opioid prescriptions and giving more advice to patients.
Read MoreSeptember 4, 2018
Procedure Freezes Nerves, Reduces Need For Prescription Opioids
A small, handheld device with three little probes to push through the skin and freeze nerves that cause pain. This typically happens a week before the surgery takes place.
Read MoreApril 16, 2018
Patients, Doctors Concerned About New Indiana Opioid Limits
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed three bills last month into law that will take effect July 1.
Read MoreJanuary 17, 2018
New Guidelines Address Acute Pain Management
The Indiana State Hospital Association, the State Department of Health and the Indiana State Medical Association collaborated to craft new guidelines that focus on management of outpatient acute pain.
Read MoreMarch 3, 2017
Study: As Opioid Prescriptions in Marion County Fell, Deaths Involving Heroin and Fentanyl Rose
The study also shows that Indiana's reports don't reflect the actual number of overdose deaths in which opioid drugs are present.
Read MoreFebruary 8, 2017
Bill Aims To Limit Prescriptions Of Opioids
The proposal would apply to first time adult patients and children and would also allow people to only have a portion of their prescription filled.
Read MoreAugust 1, 2016
Illicit Fentanyl Is Amplifying Indy's Overdose Epidemic
Heroin and fentanyl overdoses more than doubled between 2014 and 2015 in Indianapolis, and the use of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan is on a record pace this year.
Read MoreMay 31, 2016
Indiana Opioid Prescriptions Drop For First Time Ever
From 2014 to 2015, Indiana saw a 7.5 percent decrease in the total amount of prescriptions, making it the 11th highest in the U.S. and slightly above the national average.
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