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FDA approves first-in-class medication to prevent migraine
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- Optum Workers' Comp
| May 22, 2018
Pain Management, FDA, Migraine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first medication in a new class to prevent chronic migraine in adults. Aimovig™ (erenumab-aooe) will be marketed by Amgen Inc. as a self-administered, once monthly, subcutaneous (under the skin) injection.

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South Carolina limits initial opioid prescriptions

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| May 18, 2018

Workers' Compensation, Pain Management, Formularies, Opioids

The new law, signed May 15, 2018, limits initial opioid prescriptions for acute or postoperative pain management to a seven-day supply, with exceptions.

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FDA approves first non-opioid medication for opioid withdrawal symptoms

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| May 17, 2018

Workers' Compensation, Opioids

the FDA approved Lucemyra™ (lofexidine hydrochloride) for the mitigation of opioid withdrawal symptoms to facilitate abrupt opioid discontinuation in adults.

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Oklahoma enacts opioid prescribing restrictions
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- Optum Workers' Comp
| May 08, 2018
Pain Management, Opioids, Formularies

Oklahoma Senate Bill 1446, effective November 1, 2018, limits opioid pain medication to a 7 day-supply.

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Oklahoma enacts opioid prescribing restrictions

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FDA approves first-in-class medication to prevent migraine

South Carolina limits initial opioid prescriptions

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Oklahoma enacts opioid prescribing restrictions

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