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Episode 275: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 19 – Reframing the Opioid Epidemic: Anti-Racist Praxis, Racial Health Inequities, and Harm Reduction

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Between 2007 – 2019, Black individuals experienced a higher death rate for opioid overdose deaths than any other racial or ethnic group. Dr. Jordan then questions the utility and continued operation of methadone clinics, especially as the United States largely moves on from the COVID-19 pandemic. link] Townsend, T., Bunting, A.

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EMS Intervention to Reduce Falls: Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates

GeriPal

Wait, first of all, what’s the incidence of calling EMS for falls over almost a decade, I think like 2007 to 2016, and what happens to people afterwards? So what we found is up to 30% of people would call 911 again for a fall, and of those calls, some people became very high-utilizers and so they would call 911 over and over again.

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Skinny Label and Induced Infringement: The Saga Continues

FDA Law Blog

No reasonable jury could have concluded that the carved-out labeling for petitioner’s generic carvedilol from 2007-2011 was itself evidence of intent to induce infringement.” Plainly, the Government brief states “The decision below is incorrect.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 2: Non-pharmacologic management of agitated children

PEMBlog

This entails utilizing the least invasive non-pharmacologic means of assisting them, before moving to physical or chemical restraints. 2007 Oct;14(5):265-8. Patient that are agitated should always be treated with dignity and respect. West J Emerg Med. 2012 Feb;13(1):35-40. PMC3298214. Eur J Emerg Med. PMID: 17823561.

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RCT of PC in ED: Corita Grudzen, Fernanda Bellolio, & Tammie Quest

GeriPal

It was really at the level of the ED across 33 EDs in random order, and then tried to see if we could make a difference in healthcare utilization, primarily the primary outcome was admission to the hospital, acute care admission. Would it have changed potentially utilization rates like hospice utilization?

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Ding Dong is the Skinny Label (Effectively) Dead?

FDA Law Blog

Teva received tentative approval in June 2003 and launched in 2007 after a blocking patent expired. Especially now with the utility of the use code minimized. Teva submitted an ANDA in 2002, and after some complicated regulatory history, ultimately carved-out the congestive heart failure indication by way of a section viii statement.

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FDA-Approved Labeling: Is Enough Enough?

FDA Law Blog

FDA did, however, try to identify safety issues through the medical literature and (after 2007 when mandatory safety reporting for OTC human drug products marketed without an approved application became effective) through the adverse event reporting system.