Patient Education Brochure Provides Low-Cost Solution to Avoid Diversion of Unused Opioids After Surgery
January 11, 2018
January 11, 2018
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 11 -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release:
Unused prescription painkillers lying around the home have proven to be a major source of drugs supplying the nation's opioid epidemic,(1) but a new patient education brochure that describes safe disposal practices of unused pain pills can be a low-cost and effective way of getting patients to properly dispose of their leftover medications, according to study results published as a . . .
Unused prescription painkillers lying around the home have proven to be a major source of drugs supplying the nation's opioid epidemic,(1) but a new patient education brochure that describes safe disposal practices of unused pain pills can be a low-cost and effective way of getting patients to properly dispose of their leftover medications, according to study results published as a . . .