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Archived DUR Documents
- FDA's Opioid Analgesic REMS Patient Counseling guide (pdf) Spanish version (pdf)
- FDA's Opioid Analgesic REMS Education Blueprint for Health Care Providers Involved in the Treatment and Monitoring of Patients with Pain (pdf)
- FDA: The Opioid Epidemic: What veterinarians need to know
- FDA limits use of opioid containing cough and cold products in children
- FDA's new black box warning about concomitant use of opioids with benzodiazepines
- Use of medications containing codeine and tramadol in children (pdf)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Opioids: the prescription drug and heroin overdose epidemic
- Fentanyl products non-preferred in Illinois Medicaid (pdf)
- Methadone for pain non-preferred in Illinois Medicaid (pdf)
- Opioid Pain Management: Provider Continuing Education Resources (pdf) (html)
VA: Re-evaluating the use of benzodiazepines. A focus on high-risk populations https://www.pbm.va.gov/PBM/AcademicDetailingService/Documents/Academic_Detailing_Educational_Material_Catalog/22_Benzodiazepine_Provider_AD_Educational_Guide_IB_10_928.pdf
VA: Patient/Provider Discussion Guide: Benzodiazepine risks, discontinuation, and taper. https://www.pbm.va.gov/PBM/AcademicDetailingService/Documents/Academic_Detailing_Educational_Material_Catalog/24_Benzodiazepines_Provider_AD_Risk_Discussion_Guide_IB10_953.pdf
Judicious prescribing of benzodiazepines from NY City Dept Health and Mental Hygiene http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/chi/chi-35-2.pdf
Safe prescribing of benzodiazepines for anxiety and insomnia from Pennsylvania. http://www.overdosefreepa.pitt.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Benzo-for-anxiety-and-insomnia-FINAL-002.pdf