opioid use disorder

The Role of Pharmacists in OUD and C-POD Care

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In 2022, there were over 100,000 opioid-related deaths in the United States, representing the highest annual toll since 1999. Although these rates have dropped significantly since then, opioid use disorder (OUD) remains a critical public health crisis, affecting thousands of individuals and straining health care systems nationwide.1 Illustration of opioid pills spilling out of pill … Read more

Genetic Variants in OUD Risk Algorithm Do Not Meet Standards in Identifying Risk

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Christal N. Davis, PhD Credit: ResearchGate A recent study suggested that the genetic variants in the opioid use disorder (OUD) risk algorithm do not meet reasonable standards in identifying OUD risk.1 “We found no evidence to support the clinical utility of the 15 [single nucleotide variants] purported to predict OUD risk,” wrote investigators, led by … Read more