Suggest Alternatives to Avoid Dispensing Opioids and Benzodiazepines Together

October 2016

New warnings will highlight the dangers of using opioids with benzodiazepines...including respiratory depression and death.

More patients are getting Rxs for both an opioid and benzo...and overdose deaths linked to these combos are also increasing.

Expect more scrutiny of these combos.

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Table of Contents

Dyslipidemia Screen All Adults Over Age 40 For Statin Therapy
Vaccines Feel Comfortable Giving Any Flu Vaccine to Patients With an Egg Allergy
Diabetes Don't Jump to Insulin Even if Glucose is Very High in New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes Watch for Gallbladder Problems in Patients Using GLP-1 Agonists
Gastroenterology Recommend 14 Days with a Quadruple Therapy to Treat H. pylori
Pregnancy Explain Why Acetaminophen is Still Okay in Pregnancy
Antithrombotics Look for Atrial Fib Patients Who May Need Anticoagulation
Interactions Know When to Call and When to Monitor for Serotonin Syndrome
Antipsychotics Think of Invega Trinza as the Longer-Acting Version of Invega Sustenna
Opioids Suggest Alternatives to Avoid Dispensing Opioids and Benzodiazepines Together