OpiSafe

Our personalized, data-driven approach to prescription drug monitoring and management using RT data leads to improved decisions, lower costs, and better care.

[OpiSafe @OpiSafeHealth]

The #opioidcrisis is not going away; it's getting worse. One thing you can do to help prevent more #opioid overdoses right now: download our free OpiRescue app on your phone.

[CDC Emergency @CDCemergency]

Almost half a million Americans died from overdose from 1999 to 2019. Over 70% of the 70,630 deaths in 2019 involved an opioid. Learn more about this worsening epidemic & how you can help prevent overdoses: https://t.co/ufZ6QU2j4y #PrepYourHealth

[OpiSafe @OpiSafeHealth]

Post-op #opioid dispensing decreased in the two years after @CDCgov released its guidelines for prescribing opioids for #chronic pain, in contrast to increasing the two years prior. https://t.co/B2ZmqWCxRe via @JAMANetworkOpen

[OpiSafe @OpiSafeHealth]

If you're a member of @COHospitalAssn and are involved in #opioid stewardship, please sign up for a webinar 6/14 at noon to hear from @ChildrensColo and @DenverHealthMed. Register here https://t.co/gYqengbRvL

[OpiSafe @OpiSafeHealth]

@9NEWS spoke with our CEO @RobValuck about the surge in opioid overdose deaths - especially fentanyl - in Colorado last year. https://t.co/rg6C7UcRRj

[9NEWS Denver @9NEWS]

Denver looks for solutions after increase in overdose deaths https://t.co/LIpcicPuA6

[OpiSafe @OpiSafeHealth]

CEO @RobValuck weighed in on @denverpost article about the dramatic increase in fentanyl OD deaths in Colorado https://t.co/a56uMnOhmS

[The Denver Post @denverpost]

The rate of overdose deaths was highest among people of color, with fatalities more than doubling among Black residents, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and American Indians. https://t.co/xXnCT8dDFA

[OpiSafe @OpiSafeHealth]

Youth given #opioid prescriptions, even at short and low doses, are at risk of persistent use. That’s one reason why a top 10 U.S. pediatric hospital uses OpiSafe to strengthen its #opioidstewardship & assure the safety of young patients. https://t.co/3v9zH1bBwx

[OpiSafe @OpiSafeHealth]

A Wake Forest study found opioid-induced respiratory depression significantly increases hospital costs. https://t.co/r2gIC9F4Fl

[OpiSafe @OpiSafeHealth]

We're thrilled to see our Medical Director of Emergency Medicine receiving so much attention for his work with the Colorado #Naloxone Project. Kudos, @DonaldStader! https://t.co/EJNVnb97CF

[OpiSafe @OpiSafeHealth]

Happy to hear of the #FDA approval of a higher-dose version of #naloxone nasal spray, Kloxxado. At 8 mg, it's 2x as strong as what's available now & should be out later this year. Especially for #fentanyl OD, which is on the rise, multiple doses of 4mg #Narcan have been needed.

[OpiSafe @OpiSafeHealth]

We're not "anti-opioids.” But careful monitoring & assessment assures the best outcomes & avoids problems. Some patients legitimately need & benefit from #opioids for #painmanagement, including many on hospice. We help individualize opioid Rx & monitoring. https://t.co/SadEx9r6Tv

[OpiSafe @OpiSafeHealth]

These #overdosedeath charts for Colorado still shock us. The drug type drill down reflected an even steeper increase in #opioidoverdose deaths in 2020.

[OpiSafe @OpiSafeHealth]

Justice-involved individuals with OUD are at the greatest risk for #overdose the first 2 weeks after #incarceration. Until MAT is more available, they should receive #Naloxone and OpiRescue. We’ve begun working with Colorado and other states on this issue.
https://t.co/sBtFlbjHHE

[OpiSafe @OpiSafeHealth]

Preliminary data by @CDCgov shows a 29% increase in #opioidoverdose deaths. That's 87,000 U.S. lives lost Oct. '19-Sept. '20. Please download our free OpiRescue app today; you never know when you could have a life-saving opportunity.

[OpiSafe @OpiSafeHealth]

This NYTimes opinion piece really moved us. https://t.co/qXPXkAchL0

[OpiSafe @OpiSafeHealth]

(4/4) If your state had $1-2M earmarked for the #opioid response, how should they spend it for the biggest impact?

[OpiSafe @OpiSafeHealth]

(3/4) The #opioidresponse funding also includes “targeted investments to support populations with unique needs, including Native Americans, older Americans, and #ruralpopulations.”

[OpiSafe @OpiSafeHealth]

(2/4) The $10.7B is a significant $3.9B increase over '21 allocations for #opioid response and will be for #research, #prevention,# treatment, and #recoverysupport services.

[OpiSafe @OpiSafeHealth]

(1/4) The new Administration is doubling down on its response to the #opioidepidemic with the latest discretionary #funding request for FY '22.

[OpiSafe @OpiSafeHealth]

Pain Practice's alarming new estimate of the prevalence of problematic use of #opioids among adults with #ChronicPain not related to cancer. This is a much bigger problem than even the experts thought.

[OpiSafe @OpiSafeHealth]

"Only one-third of patients get medications for opioid use disorder in the emergency department," said Dr. Mark Rosenberg, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians in a recent NPR story. https://t.co/RYGFbtRLVA