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Prescribing Red Flags and Suspicious Controlled Substance Orders: Current Cautionary Tales

FDA Law Blog

An extended release (“ER”) opioid in legitimate pain management generally accompanies an IR opioid, with patients taking the ER opioid on a set schedule and the IR opioid as needed. Immediate Release Opioids A prescription for immediate release (“IR”) opioids on a set schedule or for a certain length of time. Complaint ¶ 64.

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Advanced Imaging of Children in the ED: Ultrasound, CT, and MRI

PEMBlog

How are we collaborating with these pediatric specialists to ensure that we’re triaging and effectively making decisions and integrating these decisions into the overall treatment plan for the children we’re caring for in the emergency department? Subspecialists are key, right? See you next time.

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