Corconsult Rx: Evidence-based Medicine And Pharmacy

On this episode we review the treatment and management of opioid use disorder (OUD). We discuss some background on the opioid epidemic as well as some physiologic changes that are seen with long-term opioid use. We also talk about the diagnosis and work-up of a patient with OUD as well as the three medications used to treat OUD. We close with some tips on managing opioid induced constipation that can occur with two of the OUD treatment options.  Once again we’re excited to announce that listeners can claim ACPE-accredited continuing education for this episode! We have partnered with freeCE™ by PharmCon, to provide listeners with the opportunity to claim 1 hour of home-study continuing education credit. Visit https://hubs.ly/H0NgfKH0 for more information. For freeCE members, this service is included in your membership benefits at no additional cost! Simply follow the link above to take the post-test and evaluation for this activity. Use the password RECOVERY (all caps) to unlock the post-test for this episode.